No. 446 in Russian
людям
The word "людям" means "to people" or "for people" in English.
In a sentence
Я всегда помогаю людям.
I always help people.
In this sentence, "людям" is in the dative case, indicating the indirect object, meaning "to people".
Эти советы полезны людям.
These advices are helpful to people.
Here, "людям" is also in the dative case, used to identify the recipients of the advice, translating to "to people".
Он показал людям своё изобретение.
He showed people his invention.
In this context, "людям" is in the dative case, indicating the recipients of the action of showing.
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