Grammar - Dative Case

Question 1

What 8 German prepositions always take the Dative case after them?

Answer 1

aus – out of
frombei – by
atgegenüber – opposite
towardsmit – with
nach – to, after, according
toseit – for, since
von – from,
ofzu – to, at, for

Question 2

What 9 German prepositions can take either the dative or the accusative case depending on the context?What is the rule that determines if they take the Dative or Accusative?

Answer 2

an – on
auf – on
hinter – behind
in – in
neben – beside
über – over, above, about
unter – under
vor – in front of, before
zwischen – between, amongst

If talking about location/position, use dative

If talking about direction/movement, use accusative

Question 3

What 14 German verbs always take a Dative object?

Answer 3

antworten – to answer
danken – to thank
einfallen – to occur, to think
offehlen – to be missing
folgen – to follow
gefallen – to like, to be pleasing to
gehören – to belong to
glauben – to believe
gratulieren – to congratulate
helfen – to help
Leid tun – to be sorry
passieren – to happen
verzeihen – to forgive
wehtun – to hurt

Question 4

What are the definite and indefinite articles for the Dative Case?

Answer 4

Masculine: dem/einem
Feminine: der/einer
Neuter: dem/einem
Plural: den/meinen

Question 5

What forms does “dieser” take in the Dative Case?

Answer 5

Masculine: diesem
Feminine: dieser
Neuter: diesem
Plural: diesen

Question 6

What forms do pronouns take in the Dative Case?

Answer 6

I ich mir

you (singular) du dir
you (plural) ihr euch
you (formal) Sie Ihnen

he er ihm
she sie ihr
it es ihm

we wir uns
they sie ihnen