No. 15,127 in Russian
полковнику
"Полковнику" is the dative case of "полковник," meaning "to the colonel" in English.
In a sentence
Полковнику сообщили важные новости.
The colonel was informed of important news.
In this sentence, "полковнику" is used in the dative case as the indirect object of the verb "сообщили" (informed). It indicates to whom the news was reported.
Мы доверили полковнику руководство операцией.
We entrusted the colonel with the leadership of the operation.
Here, "полковнику" is in the dative case, reflecting that the colonel is the recipient of the responsibility entrusted by the subject.
Она принесла полковнику чашку чая.
She brought the colonel a cup of tea.
In this sentence, "полковнику" is again in the dative case, showing that the action of bringing the tea is directed towards the colonel.
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