1. PA Dutch 101 Video 25: The Dative Case. Dativ.

2. The Dative Case As we covered in Video 12, the Nominative Case identifies the Subject of a sentence. As we covered in Video 17, Accusative Case is used to identify the Direct Object of a sentence. The Dative Case is used to identify the Indirect Object of a sentence. Alice buys the friend a book. Alice is the Subject, book is the Direct Object, the friend is the Indirect Object. Die Alice kaaft dem Freind en Buch. Subject – Verb – Indirect Object – Direct Object.

3. The Definite Article (THE) In the Dativ Case, we use the following definite articles: MasculineFeminineNeuterPlural demderemde

4. The Indefinite Article (A/AN) The Indefinite Article does not specifically identify the noun that they are associated with. MasculineFeminineNeuterPlural mereme

5. Indefinite Articles and Poss. Adjs. We have already learned the meaning of the possessive adjectives (Video 13). These possessive adjectives take the same endings as those of the Indefinite Articles! Ich schick meim Grossdaadi en Brief. Der Bu schreibt deinre Mudder en Poschtkaart.

6. Dative Personal Pronouns Just like the other Cases, the Dative has its own Personal Pronouns: Nom.AccusativeNom.Accusative ichmir uns dudirdihreich erihmsieihne siere esem

7. Dative Prepositions Like the Accusative Case, the Dative Case has a set of 11 Prepositions. The rule when using these prepositions is that the noun associated with the preposition always takes the Dative Case!

8. Dative Prepositions aus – out of bei – at the house of, at, by in Blatz vun – instead of mit - with mitaus – without nooch – to, toward, after vun – from, of, by weeich – on account of wege – on account of zidder – since zu – tu, at, too

9. Dative Prepositions Kummscht du mit deinre Fraa? Zidder em Yaahr wuhn ich do. Ich kann mitaus meinre Schuh net laafe.

10. Dative Prepositions Some Dative Prepositions and Articles are contracted as long as there is a special emphasis on the article: bei + dem = beim vun + dem = vum vun + me = vumme zu + dem = zum zu + me = zumme

11. Dative for Possession The Dative Case is used in PD to show possession. In English: Johns car is red. In PD: Dem John sei Maschien iss rot. As you can see, the noun doing the possessing, takes the Dative Case which is followed by what is being owned. The owned object uses either (his/her etc)

12. Iewing - Practice Der Daadi kaaft ___ (the) Fraa en Zeiding. Der Daadi kaaft der Fraa en Zeiding. Die Schweschder gebt ___ (a) Kind (n) en Tomaet. Die Schweschder gebt me Kind (n) en Tomaet. Fraa Schneider geht mit ___ (him) eikaafe. Fraa Schneider geht mit ihm eikaafe. Die Karen wuhnt nooch bei ___ (them). Die Karen wuhnt nooch bei ihne.

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