German
The Dative Case
The dative case has four functions.
- 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>?
- Object of a dative verb or dative construction
- Object of a dative preposition
- Object of a two-way preposition
Definite Articles
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External Links
http://www.vistawide.com/german/grammar/german_cases_dative.htm http://www.acampitelli.com/explain_case_in_German.htm
