| 9.7.2 Examples with Dative |
The tables below show all the different declensions. We'll show you some examples.
| Example 1 | |
| I give a book to the woman. | |
| indirect object: to the woman | |
| Nominative: die Frau (singular) = the woman | |
| die Frau belongs to group b | |
| indirect object: der Frau | |
| complete phrase: Ich schenke der Frau ein Buch |  |
| Example 2 | |
| I give money to the child. | |
| indirect object: to the child | |
| Nominative: das Kind (singular) = the child | |
| das Kind belongs to group c | |
| indirect object: dem Kind | |
| complete phrase: Ich gebe dem Kind Geld. |
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| Example 3 | |
| I give money to the children. | |
| indirect object: to the children | |
| Nominative: die Kinder (plural) = the children | |
| das Kind belongs to group c | |
| indirect object: den Kindern | |
| complete phrase: Ich gebe den Kindern Geld. | |
| Example 4 | |
| I lend the car to the bricklayer. | |
| indirect object: to the bricklayer | |
| Nominative: der Maurer (singular) = the bricklayer | |
| der Maurer belongs to group a | |
| indirect object: dem Maurer | |
| complete phrase: Ich leihe dem Maurer das Auto. | |
| Example 5 | |
| I lend the car to the bricklayers. | |
| indirect object: to the bricklayers | |
| Nominative: die Maurer (plural) = the bricklayers | |
| die Maurer belongs to group a | |
| indirect object: den Maurern | |
| complete phrase: Ich leihe den Maurern das Auto. | |
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