Dative Case
Dative Case
Dative case is a case that marks any of the following:
- Indirect objects (for languages in which they are held to exist)
- Nouns having the role of:
- recipient (as of things given)
- beneficiary of an action
- possessor of an item
(German)
The word mir ‘(to) me’ is in dative case, as seen in the following sentence.
- Gib mir Brot. Give me bread.
This word contrasts with ich ‘I’ and mich ‘me’.
Page/s: 577
Source: Gove 1966
Gove, Philip B. (editor). 1966.Webster's third new international dictionary of the English language. Unabridged, with seven language dictionary. Chicago: Encyclopaedia Britannica.
Page/s: 102
Source: Crystal 1980
Crystal, David. 1980.A first dictionary of linguistics and phonetics. Boulder, CO: Westview.
Broader Terms
- BT↑ Case
Related terms
- RT⇆ Indirect Object
- RT⇆ Noun
- ExactMatch: https://glossary.sil.org/term/dative-case
