Drill Book - Ch. 6. Dative Case Flashcards
To me
Mir
How does the dative case change noun endings?
Dative Plural Nouns MUST have an (-n) ending
To you (informal)
Dir
To him
Ihm
To her
Ihr
To it
Ihm
To us
Uns
To you (plural)
Euch
To you (formal)
Ihnen
To them
ihnen
To whom?
Wem
To everyone
jemand/jemandem
To no one
niemand/niemandem
What are the four ways the dative case is used?
(1) indirect objects AND objects of: (2) dative verbs, (3) dative prepositions, (4) impersonal expressions
How do we identify an indirect object?
We ask TO WHOM or FOR WHOM of the verb
meet, encounter
begegnen
danken
thank
dienen
to serve
drohen
to threaten
to follow
folgen
to please, like
gefallen
to belong to
gehören
to believe
glauben
to help
helfen
to advise
raten
to harm
schaden
to trust
vertrauen
How do we remember the direct object of a verb?
We ask “who/what is being _______ (verb + -ed)”
eg: who is being thanked?
out, out of, from
aus
except (for)
außer
by, at
bei
opposite, across from
gegenüber
with
mit
after, follow after
nach
since
seit
from, of
von
to, too
zu
what is the word order of gegenüber?
it always follows pronouns
but it can either precede or follow nouns
it typically follows the noun if it refers to a person
how do dative prepositions work with the dative case?
all pronouns/nouns related to these prepositions MUST be in the dative case
how does the dative work with impersonal expressions?
these expressions require a dative object and typically use the subject es
how does a dative prepositional adverb work?
if the object of a dative preposition is INANIMATE it takes on a DA/DAR beginning
eg: DAMIT (WOMIT?), DAZU (WOZU?), DARAUS (WORAUS?)
