Definitions for dative case

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Princeton's WordNet

dative, dative case(noun)
the category of nouns serving as the indirect object of a verb

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dative case(Noun)
: case used to express direction towards an indirect object, the receiver, and is generally indicated in English by to or for with the objective case.

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