dative case

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In grammar, the dative case is a form used to mark indirect objects. This means it typically indicates to whom or for whom an action is performed. For example, in the sentence "I gave him the book," "him" is in the dative case, showing that he is the recipient of the book. The dative case is one of several grammatical cases that nouns, pronouns, and adjectives can take, indicating their function within a sentence. Some languages, like the Kartvelian languages, have a developed system of cases, including the dative, which helps clarify grammatical relationships.123

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Armenian language
Morphology and syntax
had seven cases: nominative, genitive, dative, accusative, ablative, instrumental, and locative. However, many of these forms overlapped so that usually only three or four different forms existed; e.g., žam ‘time’ was both nominative and accusative, žamê was ablative, and žamu was genitive, dative, instrumental, and locative. A special form of…
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had seven cases: nominative, genitive, dative, accusative, ablative, instrumental, and locative. However, many of these forms overlapped so that usually only three or four different forms existed; e.g., žam ‘time’ was both nominative and accusative, žamê was ablative, and žamu was genitive, dative, instrumental, and locative. A special form of…
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noun
Objective cases
The indirect object (in the dative case) of a sentence is indirectly impacted by the action of the verb. It is the person or thing that receives what is being given or done, or the person or thing for which or to which the subject performs an action. However, if…
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The indirect object (in the dative case) of a sentence is indirectly impacted by the action of the verb. It is the person or thing that receives what is being given or done, or the person or thing for which or to which the subject performs an action. However, if…
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