dative

• Грамматический падеж, используемый в некоторых языках для обозначения косвенного дополнения глагола или получателя действия.

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

1. C1formal

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

   Дательный падеж

   • In Latin, the dative is used for the indirect object.
   • The dative case in German often follows certain prepositions.
   • She studied the dative in her linguistics class.