No. 3,211 in Russian
небе
"Небе" is the dative or prepositional case of "небо," meaning "sky" or "heaven" in English.
In a sentence
На небе светит яркое солнце.
A bright sun shines in the sky.
'небе' refers to the sky as part of the idiomatic expression 'На небе' meaning 'In the sky'.
Я увидел облака на вечернем небе.
I saw clouds in the evening sky.
Here, 'небе' is in its locative form, denoting the location, 'sky', during the evening.
Птицы летали высоко в небе.
Birds were flying high in the sky.
In this sentence, 'небе' is used to indicate the place where the birds are flying, emphasizing the spatial attribute.
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