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Dative Case
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The dative case is the indirect object of the sentence. i.e. the person/thing to whom something is being given/shown/explained etc.
| | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Plural |
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| the | dem | der | dem | der |
| a | einem | einem | einem | keinen** |
** Note that when a plural noun is in the dative case, it adds an -n or an -en.
Here are some good examples:
Ich gebe meinem Vater ein Buch. (I am giving a book to my father)
Er zeigt den Schülern ein Foto. (He showed (to) the pupils a photo)
The dative case is also used after the following prepositions:
| aus | out, out of | nach | after |
| bei | with, at the house of | seit | since |
| gegenüber | opposite | von | from |
| mit | with | zu | to |
and after these prepositions when there is no movement from A to B:
| an | on (vertical surface) | über | above, over |
| auf | on (horizontal surface) | unter | under |
| hinter | behind | vor | in front of, before |
| in | in | zwischen | between |
| neben | next to | |
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