No. 7,848 in Russian
калине
"Калине" is the dative or prepositional case of "калина," which means "viburnum," a type of flowering plant or its berries.
In a sentence
На калине выросли яркие гроздья ягод.
Bright clusters of berries grew on the viburnum.
Here 'калине' is a dative case form of the word 'калина' (viburnum). It specifies the locus in this context.
В калине живёт добрый дух леса.
A kind forest spirit lives in the viburnum.
In this sentence, 'калине' is used to imply involvement or location within the plant, viburnum.
Ребята пели песни про калину.
The children sang songs about the viburnum.
This use of the word refers to the subject of the songs. 'Калина' (viburnum) is used in the accusative case as the focus of an action (singing about it).
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