No. 8,500 in Russian
николаю
The word "николаю" is the dative case of "Николай," meaning "to Nikolai" or "for Nikolai" in English.
In a sentence
Я подарил книгу Николаю.
I gave a book to Nikolai.
Used as a dative case form of the proper noun Николай, indicating the recipient of an action.
Николаю нужно больше времени на подготовку.
Nikolai needs more time to prepare.
Here, Николаю is in the dative case, indicating who needs time for preparation.
Этот подарок принадлежит Николаю.
This gift belongs to Nikolai.
In this sentence, Николаю is in the dative case, used to indicate possession.
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