German Dative Case

Question 1

What is the dative case used for in German?

Answer 1

The dative case is used to indicate the indirect object of a sentence.

Question 2

True or False: The dative case is used for the direct object in a sentence.

Answer 2

False

Question 3

Fill in the blank: In German, the dative case often answers the question ‘to whom?’ or ‘for whom?’.

Answer 3

to whom

Question 4

What are the definite articles in the dative case for masculine, feminine, and neuter nouns?

Answer 4

dem (masculine), der (feminine), dem (neuter)

Question 5

What is the plural definite article in the dative case?

Answer 5

den

Question 6

Which prepositions always require the dative case?

Answer 6

aus, bei, mit, nach, seit, von, zu

For example:

“Ich komme aus Deutschland.” (I come from Germany.)

“Sie ist bei ihrer Freundin.” (She is at her friend’s house.)

“Wir gehen nach Hause.” (We are going home.)

Question 7

True or False: The verb ‘geben’ (to give) requires the dative case for its indirect object.

Answer 7

True

Question 8

What is the dative case form of the pronoun ‘ich’?

Answer 8

mir

Question 9

What is the dative case form of the pronoun ‘du’?

Answer 9

dir

Question 10

What is the dative case form of the pronoun ‘er’?

Answer 10

ihm

Question 11

What is the dative case form of the pronoun ‘sie’ (she)?

Answer 11

ihr

Question 12

What is the dative case form of the pronoun ‘es’?

Answer 12

ihm

Question 13

What is the dative case form of the pronoun ‘wir’?

Answer 13

uns

Question 14

What is the dative case form of the pronoun ‘ihr’?

Answer 14

euch

Question 15

What is the dative case form of the pronoun ‘sie’ (they)?

Answer 15

ihnen

Question 16

Translate to German: ‘I give the book to him.’

Answer 16

Ich gebe ihm das Buch.

Question 17

Translate to German: ‘She buys flowers for her mother.’

Answer 17

Sie kauft ihrer Mutter Blumen.

Question 18

What is the dative case form of ‘das Buch’ in the sentence ‘I read the book to the child.’?

Answer 18

dem Buch

Question 19

Which German verb means ‘to help’ and requires the dative case?

Answer 19

helfen

Question 20

What is the dative case form of ‘der Lehrer’ (the teacher) when used as an indirect object?

Answer 20

dem Lehrer

Question 21

What is the dative case form of ‘die Katze’ (the cat) when used as an indirect object?

Answer 21

der Katze

Question 22

What is the function of the dative case in the sentence ‘Ich schreibe dem Freund einen Brief.’?

Answer 22

It indicates the indirect object ‘dem Freund’ (to the friend).

Question 23

Fill in the blank: The dative case is often used with _______ verbs in German.

Answer 23

two-way

Question 24

True or False: The adjective endings change in the dative case.

Answer 24

True

Question 25

What is the dative case ending for masculine singular adjectives?

Answer 25

-en

Question 26

What is the dative case ending for feminine singular adjectives?

Answer 26

-en

Question 27

What is the dative case ending for neuter singular adjectives?

Answer 27

-en

Question 28

What is the dative case ending for plural adjectives?

Answer 28

-en