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The dative case has four functions.
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# Indirect object
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;The indirect object of a sentence is the being (usually a person, but sometimes a pet or an inanimate object) for whose benefit the subject is acting upon the direct object.. It answers the question: ''To'' or ''for whom'' does the subject <''insert meaning of verb here''><''insert direct object here''>?
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# Object of a dative verb or dative construction
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# Object of a dative preposition
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# Object of a two-way preposition
  
 
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http://www.vistawide.com/german/grammar/german_cases_dative.htm

Revision as of 15:06, 4 March 2007

The Dative Case

The dative case has four functions.

  1. Indirect object
The indirect object of a sentence is the being (usually a person, but sometimes a pet or an inanimate object) for whose benefit the subject is acting upon the direct object.. It answers the question
To or for whom does the subject <insert meaning of verb here><insert direct object here>?
  1. Object of a dative verb or dative construction
  2. Object of a dative preposition
  3. Object of a two-way preposition
Definite Articles
The table's caption
Column heading 1 Column heading 2 Column heading 3
Row heading 1 Cell 2 Cell 3
Row heading A Cell B Cell C
External Links

http://www.vistawide.com/german/grammar/german_cases_dative.htm