No. 121 in Russian
помощи
"Помощи" means "help" or "assistance" in English.
In a sentence
Мне нужна ваша помощь.
I need your help.
The word "помощи" is used in its genitive singular form, showing possession of help when expressing the need for it.
Он пришёл к нам за помощью.
He came to us for help.
Here, "помощи" is used in its instrumental case, showing the purpose or reason for the action of coming.
Благодаря вашей помощи, мы справились.
Thanks to your help, we managed.
In this sentence, "помощи" functions in the dative case and is used to indicate the indirect object or the reason in conjunction with the preposition "благодаря."
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