No. 14,819 in Russian
победителю
"To the winner."
In a sentence
Мы передали кубок победителю конкурса.
We presented the trophy to the winner of the competition.
Here, 'победителю' is used in its dative case, indicating the recipient of an action (giving the trophy).
Собравшиеся аплодировали победителю.
The gathered crowd applauded the winner.
In this sentence, 'победителю' is again in the dative case, specifying the indirect object (to/for whom applause was directed).
Мы прислали поздравления победителю.
We sent congratulations to the winner.
The word 'победителю' here denotes the recipient of the congratulations and is in the dative case.
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