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What is the meaning of the dative in this sentence: “Dem Tod die Toten.”
I came across the sentence "Dem Tod die Toten" in a book I'm reading ("Der Schwarm" by Frank Schätzing) and I can not understand it. It seems like this use of the dative implies a meaning which in ...
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Using “mir” where it seems unnecessary?
Why is "mir" used in these sentences?
"Ich bin mir sicher." - "I am positive."
"Ich kann mir vorstellen ..." - "I can imagine ..."
It doesn't appear in the translation. Also "Ich" looks ...
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Question about the dative case
I am studying using the book "Klipp und Klar" and in the lesson fifteen about the dative case there is a sentence that I didn't understand. The sentence is:
Das Mädchen ist krank und den Frauen ...
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Genitiv vs Satzkonstruktion mit von
Es ist mir noch immer nicht klar, wann man den Genitiv verwenden muss und wann man auch einen Satz mit "von" und Dativ bilden kann.
Auf Niederländisch (meiner Muttersprache) gibt es so etwas wie den ...
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On the dativ with and without “zu”
I was surprised when I came across the sentence:
Was hat er zu Ihnen gesagt?
...because I would have thought that it would have been Was hat er Ihnen gesagt?. Are they both correct? If so, is ...
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Why isn't “Ich danke dir” “Ich danke dich?”
I believe that in the sentence
Ich danke 'du/dir/dich'
that:
ich = subject
danke = verb
du = direct object.
Wouldn't that mean that it would be "Ich danke dich"? I hear people say ...
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When to use possessive pronouns vs. dative pronoun + definite article
German uses a reflexive dative pronoun and a regular definite article in many places where English would use a possessive pronoun. For example:
I broke my leg.
Ich habe mir das Bein gebrochen.
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Why do you say “in diesem Sinne” if “Sinne” is a feminine noun?
The LEO page for "Sinne" shows that the noun Sinne is a feminine noun, yet is used in the phrase "in diesem Sinne".
Shouldn't that be "in dieser Sinne"?
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Wie wird die Redewendung “wie es im Buche steht” grammatisch gebildet?
Ich habe ziemlich oft folgende Redewendung gehört:
Es ist ..., wie es im Buche steht.
Ich glaube ich verstehe diesen Ausdruck - es geht darum, dass etwas ganz typisch ist.
Ich frage mich, was ...
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What is the rule for adding -n in the dativ plural case?
I have the feeling that this is correct:
mit guten Ergebnissen
and this is not correct:
mit guten Ergebnisse
But I don't really know a rule here for other nouns, e.g. "mit guten Bäumen"? ...
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On the dativ with and without “zu” (pt. 2)
The answer to an earlier question explained that both sentences below are grammatically correct, although they differ slightly in meaning:
Was hat er zu Ihnen gesagt?
Was hat er Ihnen gesagt?
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Dativ von „jemand anderes“ – „jemandem anderen“ oder „jemand anderem“?
Wie wird am geläufigsten der Dativ und der Akkusativ von „jemand anderes“ gebildet? Gibt es ein Prinzip, nach welchem hier die Objektfälle gebildet werden, und wie lässt sich diese Frage ...
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Understanding usage of Wechsel Dative Prepositions
As a non native speaker, I am unable to wrap my head around with usage of prepositions. Just today in class, my teacher asked the following question from a text in A2 Sprach Training book.
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Which one is correct: “dir” or “dich”? Dative or Accusative? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Why isn’t “Ich danke dir” “Ich danke dich?”
If when I'm talking with a German, and I want to thank him/her which one is correct? Ich danke dich is correct or Ich danke ...
