No. 154 in Ukrainian
нам
"Нам" means "to us" or "for us" in English.
In a sentence
Нам потрібно більше часу.
We need more time.
In this sentence, "нам" is used as the dative case form of "ми" (we), indicating necessity or requirement for us.
Вчитель дав нам домашнє завдання.
The teacher gave us homework.
Here, "нам" serves as the indirect object in the dative case, showing that the homework was given to us.
Нам дуже сподобалося ваше виконання.
We really liked your performance.
In this instance, "нам" is used with an intransitive verb to indicate the experience or reaction of us.
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