dative case
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dative case
noun dative cases
- Case used to express direction towards an indirect object, the recipient or beneficiary of an action, and is generally indicated in English by to (when a recipient) or for (when a beneficiary) with the objective case. The direct object may be either stated or unstated where the indirect object is the beneficiary of the verbal action, but is stated where the indirect object is a recipient. If there is emphasis on the indirect object, the indirect object usually precedes the direct object and is not usually indicated with to or for; said structure is also used when neither object is being emphas
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noun case used to express direction towards an indirect object
| Español | caso dativo, dativo |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 여격 yeogyeok |
| 日本語 | 与格 yokaku |
| 中文 | 與格 /与格 yǔgé |
| Português | caso dativo, dativo |
| Français | datif, complément d'objet indirect, C.O.I., troisième déclinaison, quatrième déclinaison |
| Deutsch | Dativ, Wemfall, dritter Fall, Wem-Fall |
| Italiano | caso dativo |
| Ελληνικά | δοτική πτώση dotikí ptósi |
| Română | caz dativ, dativ |
| Русский | да́тельный паде́ж dátelʹnyj padéž, да́тельный dátelʹnyj |
| Tiếng Việt | tặng cách, dữ cách |
| العربية | حَالَة الْمَفْعُول لَهُ, حَالَة مِنْ حَالَات النُّصْب |
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@misc{dative_case_2026,
title = {dative case},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/dative%20case},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
