Find the dative equivalent of these words
a) die Leute
b) ein Schiff
c) das Heft
d) Tische
e) der Lehrer
Translate these sentences into German:
a) Can you open the door for us?
b) I live with my parents
c) I didn’t answer him
d) Did the children like the cake?
e) She didn’t like the play at all
Filll in the blanks using the dative:
a) Ich möchte mit ___ sprechen (die Schüler)
b) Er gibt ___ den Ball (der Hund)
c) Niemand kann ___ helfen (ich)
d) Was hast du ___ geschickt (dein Bruder)
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The dative case is used to indentify indirect objects. Indirect objects ask ‘for whom’ or ‘to whom’.
Example: Alexander gibt seinem Freund 200 Euro. Alexander gives his friend 200 Euros.
In this case ’seinem Freund’ is the dative
Here is the dative of the definite article.
Dative masculine: dem
Dative feminine: der
Dative neuter: dem
Dative plural: den
Now let’s look at the dative indefinite
dative masculine: einem
dative feminine: einer
dative neuter: einem
dative plural: -
These verbs are commonly used in the dative:
danken: to thank
dienen: to serve
gefallen: to please, to like
glauben: to believe
helfen: to help
raten: to advise
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For those of you who are shy about speaking German in public, you can still practice conversing in German using this simple task. Take a family photo album and point to the various people in the photo. Then ask yourself, “Wer ist das?” (Who is that?) Then answer the question. I’ll give you the vocabulary to answer this question. Obviously the best way to practice is to speak with another person, but if for some reason this is impossible, it’s better than no practice at all. For every answer, you’ll need to respond by saying, “Das ist..”
Das ist die Mutter (That is the mother)
der Vater (father)
der Bruder (brother)
die Schwester (sister)
der Großvater (grandfather)
die Großmutter (grandmother)
der Sohn (son)
die Tochter (daughter)
der Onkel (uncle)
die Tante (aunt)
der Kusine (female cousin)
der Kusin (male cousin)
der Mann (husband/man)
die Frau (wife/woman)
1) to love (lieben) http://www.transparent.com/wotd/today/german.htm?date=06-01-2009
2) today (heute) http://www.transparent.com/wotd/today/german.htm?date=06-02-2009
3) true (wahr) http://www.transparent.com/wotd/today/german.htm?date=06-03-2009
4) current (aktuell) http://www.transparent.com/wotd/today/german.htm?date=06-04-2009
5) best wishes (Alles Gute) http://www.transparent.com/wotd/today/german.htm?date=06-07-2009
6) woman (die Frau) http://www.transparent.com/wotd/today/german.htm?date=06-08-2009
7) same (gleich) http://www.transparent.com/wotd/today/german.htm?date=06-09-2009
ticket (die Fahrkarte) http://www.transparent.com/wotd/today/german.htm?date=06-11-2009
9) to shave (rasieren) http://www.transparent.com/wotd/today/german.htm?date=06-12-2009
10) room (das Zimmer) http://www.transparent.com/wotd/today/german.htm?date=06-13-2009
11) juice (der Saft) http://www.transparent.com/wotd/today/german.htm?date=06-14-2009
12) dessert (die Nachspeise) http://www.transparent.com/wotd/today/german.htm?date=06-15-2009
13) curious (neugierig) http://www.transparent.com/wotd/today/german.htm?date=06-16-2009
14) world (die Welt) http://www.transparent.com/wotd/today/german.htm?date=06-19-2009
15) environment (die Umwelt) http://www.transparent.com/wotd/today/german.htm?date=06-20-2009
All these words are in the Word of the Day. Find the German equivalent of these words.
1) to love
2) today
3) true
4) current
5) best wishes
6) woman
7) same
ticket
9) to shave
10) room
11) juice
12) dessert
13) curious
14) world
15) environment
