No. 5,302 in Russian
оппоненту
"Opponent" – a person who opposes or argues against someone.
In a sentence
Я предоставил своему оппоненту все необходимые материалы для обсуждения.
I provided my opponent with all the necessary materials for the discussion.
In this sentence, 'оппоненту' is used in the dative case, indicating the recipient of the action.
Мы предложили помощи нашему оппоненту, чтобы обсуждение прошло конструктивно.
We offered help to our opponent to make the discussion productive.
Here, 'оппоненту' is also in the dative case, emphasizing the target of the offered assistance.
В дебатах оппоненту было сложно ответить на некоторые вопросы.
During the debate, it was difficult for the opponent to answer some questions.
In this example, 'оппоненту' is again in the dative case, used to describe for whom the difficulty occurred.
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