dative case

• Cas grammatical utilisé dans certaines langues (comme l'allemand, le russe ou le latin) pour marquer le complément d'objet indirect d'un verbe, désignant généralement le destinataire de l'action.

A grammatical case used in some languages (such as German, Russian, or Latin) to indicate the indirect object of a verb, typically the recipient of an action.

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   A grammatical case used in some languages to indicate the indirect object of a verb, typically the recipient of an action.

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   • In German, the dative case is used after certain prepositions like 'mit' and 'aus'.
   • The dative case in Latin often marks the person to whom something is given.
   • Learning the dative case is essential for understanding sentence structure in Russian.