Text · Russian name declension · dativeA Russian name in the dative — to whom

Dative

When the dative is needed

The dative is the most common case in Russian paperwork: «issued to whom», «appoint whom», «hand over to whom». Names stand in this form in certificates, orders and powers of attorney, and it is the form most often copied from document to document by hand.

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