dative

• n. 与格语；与格
• adj. 与格的

1. the category of nouns serving as the indirect object of a verb

In the sentence, ‘I sent her a postcard ’, the word ‘her ’ is in the dative .

在I sent her a postcard一句中，her一词处于与格。

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In Latin, several verbs govern the dative.

在拉丁语中, 有些动词要求与格的宾语.

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来自PIE*do, 给予，词源同donate, dowry. 用做语法格。

1. In Latin, several verbs govern the dative.

在拉丁语中, 有些动词要求与格的宾语.

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dative (adj.)

mid-15c., from Latin dativus "pertaining to giving," from datus "given" (see date (n.1)); in grammatical use from Greek dotike (ptosis) "dative (case)," from dotikos "of giving nature," from dotos "given," from PIE root *do- "to give," from the same PIE root as the Latin word. In law, "that may be disposed of at pleasure," from 1530s. Typically the case of the indirect object, but sometimes also denoting "motion toward." In old Germanic languages, the "fourth case," catch-all for Indo-European dative, ablative, locative, and other cases.