Nouns and cases
der Dativ
In English: dative (indirect object case)
The case of the indirect object, the person who receives something. It answers wem?. The articles are dem, der, dem, and den + -n on the noun in the plural. Some verbs (helfen, danken, gehören) and prepositions (mit, bei, nach, zu, von, aus, seit) always take it.
Example: Ich gebe dem Kind einen Apfel. Wir helfen den Nachbarn.
Related lessons
- The dative: the indirect object and dative verbs (A2)
- Prepositions with the accusative or the dative (A2)