The dative case is a
grammatical case generally used to indicate the
noun to whom something is given. The name is derived from the
Latin casus dativus, meaning "the case appropriate to giving"; this was in turn modelled on the Greek, from its use with the verb διδόμαι (didómai) — "to give".The thing being given may be a tangible object, such as "a book" or "a pen", or it may be an intangible abstraction, such as "an answer" or "help". The dative generally marks the
indirect object of a
verb, although in some instances the dative is used for the
direct object of a verb pertaining directly to an act of giving something. In
Russian, for example, the verb 'to call' [by telephone] is always followed by a noun in the dative.
See more at Wikipedia.org...
Free Download Now!
