No. 16,883 in Russian
современному
"Современному" means "to the modern" or "to the contemporary" in English.
In a sentence
Современному миру нужно больше экологических технологий.
The modern world needs more ecological technologies.
The word 'современному' acts as an adjective modifying the noun 'миру', indicating its dative case alignment to express the need of the modern world for technologies.
Мы должны адаптироваться к условиям, чтобы быть полезными современному обществу.
We must adapt to conditions to be useful to the modern society.
Here, 'современному' modifies 'обществу', indicating its dative case usage to describe the entity benefiting from the adaptability.
Современному человеку доступны новые способы коммуникации.
New methods of communication are accessible to the modern person.
In this instance, 'современному' modifies 'человеку' in the dative case to describe the individual receiving access to communication methods.
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