The dative case is used to indentify indirect objects. Indirect objects ask ‘for whom’ or ‘to whom’.<\/p>\n
Example:\u00a0Alexander gibt seinem Freund 200 Euro<\/strong>.\u00a0Alexander gives his friend 200 Euros.<\/p>\n In this case ‘seinem Freund’<\/strong> is the dative<\/p>\n Here is the dative of the definite article.<\/p>\n Dative masculine: dem<\/strong><\/p>\n Dative feminine: der<\/strong><\/p>\n Dative neuter: dem<\/strong><\/p>\n Dative plural: den<\/strong><\/p>\n Now let’s look at the dative indefinite<\/p>\n dative masculine: einem<\/strong><\/p>\n dative feminine: einer<\/strong><\/p>\n dative neuter: einem<\/strong><\/p>\n dative plural: –<\/strong><\/p>\n These verbs are commonly used in the dative:<\/p>\n danken<\/strong>: to thank<\/p>\n dienen<\/strong>: to serve<\/p>\n gefallen<\/strong>: to please, to like<\/p>\n glauben<\/strong>: to believe<\/p>\n helfen<\/strong>: to help<\/p>\n raten<\/strong>: to advise<\/p>\n \ufffd<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The dative case is used to indentify indirect objects. Indirect objects ask ‘for whom’ or ‘to whom’. Example:\u00a0Alexander gibt seinem Freund 200 Euro.\u00a0Alexander gives his friend 200 Euros. In this case ‘seinem Freund’ is the dative Here is the dative of the definite article. Dative masculine: dem Dative feminine: der Dative neuter: dem Dative plural…<\/p>\n