No. 1,575 in Russian
семьям
Dative or instrumental plural form of "семья" (family) in Russian.
In a sentence
Мы помогли многим семьям в этой деревне.
We helped many families in this village.
Here, 'семьям' is the dative plural form of 'семья', used to indicate the indirect object of the verb, meaning 'to many families'.
Он всегда советует семьям, как лучше организовать свой быт.
He always advises families on how to better organize their household.
In this sentence, 'семьям' is the indirect plural object of the verb 'советует', representing those receiving the advice.
Благотворительный фонд раздавал подарки семьям на праздники.
The charity distributed gifts to families during the holidays.
The word 'семьям' is in the dative case plural, indicating the recipients of the gifts distributed by the organization.
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