No. 1,322 in Russian
странам
The word "странам" is the dative plural form of "страна," meaning "to countries" or "for countries" in English.
In a sentence
Я путешествовал по многим странам Европы.
I have traveled to many countries in Europe.
In this sentence, 'странам' is used in the dative case, showing the directionality or the 'to' aspect related to countries in Europe.
Странам, участвующим в конференции, были предложены разные проекты.
The countries participating in the conference were offered various projects.
Here, 'странам' is in the dative case again, but it shows the recipients of 'various projects'.
Мы помогаем всем странам, нуждающимся в поддержке.
We help all the countries that need support.
In this sentence, 'странам' shows the indirect object of the verb 'помогаем', designating the entities receiving help.
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