No. 5,256 in Russian
обществу
"Обществу" means "to society" or "to the community" in English.
In a sentence
Эта новая инициатива принесет большую пользу обществу.
This new initiative will greatly benefit society.
The word "обществу" here is used in the dative case, representing the recipient of the benefit, which is society as a whole.
Мы должны прислушиваться к нуждам общества, чтобы развиваться.
We must listen to the needs of society to grow.
In this sentence, "общества" is in the genitive case, denoting possession or association, indicating that the needs belong to society.
Каждый человек должен заботиться об обществе и его благе.
Every person must care for society and its well-being.
Here, "обществе" is used in the prepositional case after the preposition "об", meaning "about" or "for", focusing on the object of concern.
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