Meaning Of The Word Dative

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dative
singular noun: In the grammar of some languages, for example Latin, the dative, or the dative case, is the case used for a noun when it is the indirect object of a verb, or when it comes after some prepositions.

dative in American English
designating, of, or in the case of the indirect object of a finite verb
the dative case: in English this case may be expressed analytically by to or by word order (Ex.: I gave the book to Jack, I gave him the book)
adjective: noting a case having as a distinctive function indication of the indirect object of a verb or the object of certain prepositions
noun: the dative case

dative in British English
adjective: denoting a case of nouns, pronouns, and adjectives used to express the indirect object, to identify the recipients, and for other purposes
noun: the dative case

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