No. 813 in Ukrainian
людям
"To people" or "for people."
In a sentence
Ми допомагаємо людям у скрутних ситуаціях.
We help people in difficult situations.
The word 'людям' is used here as the dative plural form of the noun 'люди', indicating the indirect object of the verb 'допомагаємо' (we help).
Ці правила пояснюють правила поведінки людям в організації.
These rules explain rules of conduct to people in the organization.
In this sentence, 'людям' is the dative plural form, indicating the indirect object, referring to the recipients of the explanation.
Вони роздавали їжу людям на вулиці.
They were distributing food to people on the street.
Here, 'людям' is again dative plural, indicating to whom the food is being distributed.
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