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case used to express direction towards an indirect object—the receiver—and is generally indicated in English by to or for with the objective. : They gave gifts to the sailors. : They give water to the plants.
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Dative case — The dative case (abbreviated dat, or sometimes d when it is a core argument) is a grammatical case generally used to indicate the noun to whom something is given, as in George gave Jamie a drink . In general, the dative marks the indirect object… … Wikipedia
dative case — noun the category of nouns serving as the indirect object of a verb • Syn: ↑dative • Hypernyms: ↑oblique, ↑oblique case … Useful english dictionary
dative case — Auipa ewa … English-Hawaiian dictionary
dative — [dāt′iv] adj. [ME < L dativus, relating to giving < datus (see DATE1); its grammatical use in LL ( casus) dativus, dat. (case), translates Gr dotikē] Gram. designating, of, or in the case of the indirect object of a finite verb n. 1. the… … English World dictionary
dative Grammar — [ deɪtɪv] adjective (in Latin, Greek, German, etc.) denoting a case of nouns and pronouns indicating an indirect object or recipient. noun a word in the dative case. Origin ME: from L. (casus) dativus (case) of giving , from dat , dare give … English new terms dictionary
Dative — Da tive, n. [L. dativus.] The dative case. See {Dative}, a., 1. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Dative — has several meanings.*In grammar, the dative case is used to indicate the noun to whom something is given. *In chemistry, a dative bond (also known as a coordinate covalent bond) is a chemical bond in which the shared electrons come from one atom … Wikipedia
dative — (adj.) mid 15c., from L. dativus pertaining to giving, from datus given (see DATE (Cf. date) (n.1)); in grammatical use from Gk. dotike (ptosis) dative (case), from dotikos of giving nature, from dotos given, from PIE root *do … Etymology dictionary
Dative construction — The dative construction is a grammatical way of constructing a sentence, with the subject in the dative case and the direct object in the nominative case. A sentence is also said to be in dative construction if the subject and the object (direct… … Wikipedia
case — I n. legal action argument 1) to hear, try a case (the court will not hear this case) 2) to argue, plead a case (the lawyer argued the case skillfully) 3) to make (out), present, state; take a case (she made out a good case for her client; the… … Combinatory dictionary
