No. 3,770 in Russian
чиновникам
"Officials" or "bureaucrats."
In a sentence
Чиновникам было поручено подготовить доклад по текущему вопросу.
The officials were assigned to prepare a report on the current issue.
Here, 'чиновникам' is used as a dative plural form of 'чиновник', referring to officials to whom the task is assigned.
Решение по этому делу будет представлено чиновникам на следующей встрече.
The decision on this matter will be presented to the officials at the next meeting.
In this sentence, 'чиновникам' is used as an indirect object in the dative plural, representing the group of officials receiving the information.
Местные жители направили жалобы чиновникам касательно состояния дорог.
The local residents submitted complaints to the officials regarding the road conditions.
Here, 'чиновникам' in the dative plural indicates the recipients of the complaints, the officials responsible for addressing such issues.
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