No. 87 in Russian
ему
"To him" or "for him."
In a sentence
Я дал ему книгу.
I gave him a book.
In this sentence, 'ему' acts as an indirect object and means 'to him'.
Эта куртка ему к лицу.
This jacket suits him.
Here, 'ему' denotes possession or association, translating to 'for him'.
Мне кажется, что ему здесь неудобно.
It seems to me that he is uncomfortable here.
In this case, 'ему' expresses a certain state for 'him', functioning as a dative experiencing subject.
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