No. 17,142 in Russian
старому
"To the old" or "to the elder" (dative case of "старый").
In a sentence
Я подарил книгу старому другу.
I gave the book to an old friend.
Here, 'старому' is used as an adjective modifying the noun 'другу', indicating the dative case and describing a person with whom one has long-term acquaintance.
Дом принадлежит старому человеку.
The house belongs to an old man.
In this context, 'старому' is functioning as an adjective in the dative case, modifying the noun 'человеку', to describe someone advanced in age.
Мы идём к старому парку.
We are going to the old park.
Here, 'старому' acts as an adjective in the dative case, modifying 'парку', and describes the state of being old or aged pertaining to the location (the park).
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