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When is the dative used?

A

The dative case describes the indirect object of a sentence in German and English and answers the question, “wem?” (whom), or “was?” (what).

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How does the word “the” change in the dative?

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To dem (M), der (F), den (P) and dem (N).

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How does the word “a” change in the dative?

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To einem (M, N), and einer (F).

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4
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List the prepositions that take the dative case.

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aus (out)
auβer (besides) 
bei (next to) 
mit (with) 
nach (after)
seit (since) 
von (from) 
zu (to) 
gegenüber (opposite).
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5
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List the verbs that take the dative case.

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antworten (to answer)
danken (to thank)
glauben (to believe)
helfen (to help)
gehören (belong to) 
gefallen (to like)
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When do we use the genitive?

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The genitive case indicates possession and answers the question “wessen?” or “whose?”

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When can you most often expect to use or see the genitive?

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You’ll see the genitive case most often in written German. In spoken German, you’ll hear von (from)and the dative case instead of the genitive case.

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Which prepositions always take the genitive?

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anstatt (instead of)
außerhalb (outside of)
innerhalb (inside of)
trotz (despite)
während (during)
wegen (because of)
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9
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What is a common trap with genitive prepositions?

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In written speech, the dative is simply used instead.

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10
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Name the four cases.

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Nominative, accusative, genitive, dative.

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Put simply, when is the nominative case used?

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For the subject of a sentence.

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Generally, where in a sentence can you find the subject?

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At the start.

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13
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Name the subject of the sentence: das Mädchen singt das Lied.

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Das Mädchen.

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Name the subject of the sentence: ich kaufe Sportschuhe

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Ich.

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Name the subject of the sentence: meine Tante wohnt in Ulm

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Meine Tante.

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What verbs is the nominative always used after?

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Sein (to be), werden (to become) and heißen (to be called).

17
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Name the subject of the sentence: Einstein war ein genialer Physiker. – Einstein was a brilliant physicist.

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Einstein and ein genialer Physiker are the same person, so both are the subject.

18
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Simply stated, how are articles used in the nominative altered?

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They are not: they are the originals.

19
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When is the accusative used?

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You use the accusative for the direct object of the sentence.

20
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Define a direct object.

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The direct object is the person or thing having the action done to it (by the subject).

21
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What is the difference between a direct object and an indirect object?

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The direct object is the thing that the subject acts upon, so in that last sentence, “cereal” is the direct object; it’s the thing Jake ate. An indirect object is an optional part of a sentence; it’s the recipient of an action.

22
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How do articles in the accusative case transform?

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Masculine articles are transformed from -er to -en.

23
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What is the nominative (subject) and what is the accusative (object) in: Ihre Mutter mag meinen Zwiebelkuchen. – Her mother likes my onion tart.

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Ihre Mutter [nominative] mag meinen Zwiebelkuchen [accusative] – Her mother likes my onion tart.

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What is the nominative (subject) and what is the accusative (object) in: Die Aprikosen haben zwei Euro gekostet. – The apricots cost two euros.

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Die Aprikosen [nominative] haben zwei Euro gekostet. – The apricots cost two euros.

25
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Jeden Tag kaufe ich die Pommes.

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Jeden Tag kaufe ich [nominative] die Pommes [accusative]. – I buy the chips every day.

26
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How do articles in the genitive case transform?

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Masculine des eines/keines
Feminine der einer/keiner
Neuter des eines/keines
Plural der ––––/keiner

27
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Name the elements to the sentence, er hat seinem Bruder eine Geschichte erzählt. – He told his brother a story.

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Er, so he is the subject.

eine Geschichte, so a story is the direct object.

seinem Bruder, so a his brother is the indirect object.

28
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Highlight the dative: ich schenkte meiner Mutter (f) ein T-Shirt. – I gave (to) my Mum a T-shirt.

A

Meiner Mutter.

29
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What is me in the dative case?

A

Mir

30
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What is you in the dative case?

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Dir.

31
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What is him in the dative case?

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Ihm.

32
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What is it in the dative case?

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Ihm.

33
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What is us in the dative case?

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Uns.

34
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What is you (p) in the dative case?

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Euch.

35
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What is them in the dative case?

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Ihnen.

36
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Fill the gap: Til schenkte __________ Freundin (f) ein Poster von Berlin.

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Til schenkte seiner Freundin ein Poster von Berlin.

37
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Fill in the gap: Sie konnte _____ Mann (m) nicht helfen. – She could not help the man.

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Sie konnte dem Mann nicht helfen.