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Dativ-Verben

A dative Verb is one that usually takes an object in the dative case. It is a good idea to simply memorize the most common dative verbs in German. The following list of German verbs will require a dative object and will never have an accusative object. Dativ-Verben.

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Dativ-Verben

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  1. A dative Verb is one that usually takes an object in the dative case. It is a good idea to simply memorize the most common dative verbs in German. The following list of German verbs will require a dative object and will never have an accusative object. Dativ-Verben antworten – to answer imponieren – to impress begegnen – to encounter danken – to thank dienen – to serve drohen – to threaten einfallen – to occur to fehlen – to miss folgen – to follow gefallen – to be pleasing to glauben – to believe gratulieren – to congratulate gehören – to belong to helfen – to help gelingen – to succeed Leid tun – to be sorry

  2. Nutzen – to be useful to passen – to fit Passieren – to happen to reichen – to be enough Schaden – to damage schmecken – to taste Schwerfallen – to be difficult for vertrauen – to trust Verzeihen – forgive wehtun – to hurt Weidersprechen – to contradict zuhören – to listen to

  3. When using these verbs with pronouns, you must always use the dative case. You must use these

  4. Beispiele - Examples Du fehlst mir! (I miss you.) Was ist dir passiert? (What happened to you?) Das schmeckt mir nicht gut. (That doesn’t taste good to me.) Ich glaube dir. (I believe you.) Das gehört mir. (That belongs to me.)

  5. When using these verbs with definite articles, then you must use the dative case articles. You must use these

  6. Beispiele - Examples Ich habe dem Mann gratuliert. (I have congratulated the man.) Was ist dem Hund passiert? (What happened to the dog?) Du kannst der Frau nicht vertrauen. (You can’t trust that lady.) Wir folgen dem Hund. (We are following the dog.) Ich muss der Frau helfen. (I have to help the lady.)

  7. Likewise, when using these verbs with indefinite articles, then you must use the dative case articles. You must use these

  8. Beispiele - Examples Das gehört einem Mann. (That belongs to a man.) Was ist einem Hund passiert? (What happened to a dog?) Du kannst einem Mann nicht vertrauen. (You can’t trust a man.) Wir folgen einem Hund. (We are following a dog.) Ich muss einer Frau helfen. (I have to help a lady.)

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