Dative case
grammatical case generally used to indicate the noun to which something is given From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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In grammar, the dative case is the grammatical case used to show the object of an action (the thing the verb acts on).
For example, "Maria gave Jacob a drink". In this example, Jacob is the dative as he is being given the drink, he is what the verb ("gave") is acting upon.
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