No. 11,721 in Russian
заводу
"Заводу" is the dative case of "завод," meaning "to the factory" or "for the factory."
In a sentence
Я иду к заводу, чтобы посмотреть на его работу.
I am going to the factory to observe its work.
In this sentence, 'заводу' is used in the dative case, indicating motion towards the factory.
В пейзаже видно старый мост у заводу.
In the landscape, one can see an old bridge near the factory.
Here, 'заводу' is also in the dative case, used after the preposition 'у' to indicate proximity to the factory.
Они помогли заводу поднять производство.
They helped the factory increase production.
In this example, 'заводу' is in the dative case, showing the indirect object that benefits from the action.
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