No. 13,170 in Russian
меценату
"Меценату" means "to a patron of the arts" in English.
In a sentence
Меценату было важно поддерживать молодых художников.
It was important for the philanthropist to support young artists.
The word 'меценату' is in the dative case, indicating the individual being given importance or to whom importance is attributed.
Мы отправили письмо со словами благодарности нашему меценату.
We sent a letter of gratitude to our benefactor.
Here, 'меценату' is in the dative case, showing the recipient of the letter and gratitude.
Здание было построено благодаря помощи меценату.
The building was constructed thanks to the assistance of the patron.
In this instance, 'меценату' is in the dative case to denote the person whose help enabled the building's construction.
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