dative case
dative case noun: case used to express direction towards an indirect object, the recipient or beneficiary of an action, and is generally indicated in English by to (when a recipient) or for (when a beneficiary) with the objective case. The direct object may be either stated or unstated where the indirect object is the beneficiary of the verbal action, but is stated where the indirect object is a recipient. If there is emphasis on the indirect object, the indirect object usually precedes the direct object and is not usually indicated with to or for; said structure is also used when neither object is being emphasized.
Noun
dative case (plural dative cases)
- Case used to express direction towards an indirect object, the recipient or beneficiary of an action, and is generally indicated in English by to (when a recipient) or for (when a beneficiary) with the objective case. The direct object may be either stated or unstated where the indirect object is the beneficiary of the verbal action, but is stated where the indirect object is a recipient. If there is emphasis on the indirect object, the indirect object usually precedes the direct object and is not usually indicated with to or for; said structure is also used when neither object is being emphasized.
dative case meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Bengali and Telugu
dative case in Hindi
- dative case, dative
- चतुर्थी विभक्ति caturthī vibhakti
dative case in Tamil
- case used to express direction towards an indirect object
- நான்காம் வேற்றுமை nāṉkām vēṟṟumai
dative case in Bengali
- সম্প্রদান কারক
dative case in Telugu
- case used to express direction towards an indirect object
- చతుర్థీ విభక్తి caturthī vibhakti
More languagesFewer languages
- dative case in Gujarati
- ચતુર્થી caturthī
- dative case in Odia
- ସମ୍ପ୍ରଦାନ sampradāna
- dative case in Sanskrit
- चतुर्थी विभक्ति caturthī vibhakti
- dative case in Arabic
- حَالَة الْمَفْعُول لَهُ, حَالَة مِنْ حَالَات النُّصْب
- dative case in Malay
- kes kasus ketiga
- dative case in Indonesian
- datif
- dative case in Thai
- สัมปทานการก sǎm-bpà-taan-gaa-rók
- dative case in Vietnamese
- tặng cách, dữ cách
Forms of dative case
| plural | dative cases |
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Questions about dative case
- What does dative case mean?
- Dative case means case used to express direction towards an indirect object, the recipient or beneficiary of an action, and is generally indicated in English by to (when a recipient) or for (when a beneficiary) with the objective case. The direct object may be either stated or unstated where the indirect object is the beneficiary of the verbal action, but is stated where the indirect object is a recipient. If there is emphasis on the indirect object, the indirect object usually precedes the direct object and is not usually indicated with to or for; said structure is also used when neither object is being emphasized.
- What is dative case in Hindi?
- Dative case in Hindi is चतुर्थी विभक्ति (caturthī vibhakti). See Dative case meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is dative case?
- Dative case is a noun.
- What is the plural of dative case?
- The plural of dative case is dative cases.
Words near dative case in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: dative case (page history and authors); चतुर्थी विभक्ति (Hindi) (page history and authors); dative case (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ସମ୍ପ୍ରଦାନ (Odia) (page history and authors); चतुर्थी विभक्ति (Sanskrit) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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