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Artikel und Nomen im Dativ by Rachel H.

What is the point of the dative case? It is used to show the noun of whom something is given, or what the verb is acting upon. For example, Leo gibt Maria  ein Buch." The dative case shows the indirect object of a verb. In English, the dative case is called the objective. In English, the dative and accusative are mixed together as one case.

What articles do you use in the dative?

There are two kinds of dative prepositions. One kind are always dative. The other kind can be dative or Accusative.
 * ** Nominative ** || ** Dative ** ||
 * der || dem ||
 * die || der ||
 * das || dem ||
 * die (pl) || den ||

What are the dative personal pronouns?


 * ** Nominative ** || ** Dative ** ||
 * ich || mir ||
 * du || dir ||
 * er || ihm ||
 * sie || ihr ||
 * es || ihm ||
 * wir || uns ||
 * ihr || euch ||
 * sie || ihnen ||
 * Sie || Ihnen ||

What are the dative verbs?
 * **Dative Verbs** || **English** ||
 * antworten || answer ||
 * danken || to thank ||
 * fehlen || Be missing ||
 * folgen || follow ||
 * gefallen || To be pleasing ||
 * gehören || To hear ||
 * glauben || To believe ||
 * helfen || To help ||
 * passieren || To happen ||
 * bleiben || To stay ||

When do you use the dative case in German?
 * When the question "wo?" (where?) instead of "wohin?" (where to?) is asked
 * In a sentence with a dative indirect object such as "Er gibt mir das Buch. in this case, mir is the dative indirect object.
 * After dative prepositions

Open the PowerPoint for the dative prepositions.  How do you know when to use the dative after a preposition that can be both accusative and dative? -Well, it depends. If the question is asking where something is, then you use the dative. But if the question is asking where something is going or where to, then you would not use the dative and use the accusative.

If you need more help, here are a couple of videos to help you get a better understanding. media type="youtube" key="Vy6Ic2h5GzU" height="385" width="480" and... media type="youtube" key="iydLQbogH6A" height="385" width="480"

If you'd like to test yourself on this topic, here's a quick quiz on the dative case. []