No. 3,201 in Russian
народу
"To the people" or "of the people" (dative or genitive singular of "народ").
In a sentence
На площади собралось много народу.
A lot of people gathered in the square.
The word 'народу' is used here in its genitive singular form in a colloquial sense to mean 'people' collectively.
Для народу эта мера оказалась полезной.
For the people, this measure turned out to be useful.
Here, 'народу' is in the dative singular, referring to 'the people' or 'a population' as a group.
Голос народу был услышан правительством.
The voice of the people was heard by the government.
In this sentence, 'народу' is dative singular, indicating possession or relevance to people collectively.
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