No. 17,188 in Russian
столу
"Столу" means "to the table" in English.
In a sentence
Я подошёл к столу.
I approached the table.
Analyzing the sentence, 'столу' is the dative form of 'стол' which is a noun meaning 'table'. It is used here to indicate the direction of movement toward the table.
Книгу я положил к столу.
I placed the book near the table.
In this sentence, 'столу' is the dative case, used to convey the idea of placing an object in proximity to the table.
Мы сидим за столом.
We are sitting at the table.
Although not featuring 'столу', the case use of 'столом' here is instrumental, showing a different case usage of the root word 'стол' in context. This is to display case relationships for teaching.
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