grammatical case generally used to indicate the noun to which something is given
The dative case is a grammatical feature found in some languages that marks nouns as the recipients or targets of an action, particularly indicating who or what something is given to. It matters because languages that use cases rely on these forms to clarify grammatical relationships and meaning in sentences, rather than relying solely on word order.
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In grammar, the dative case (abbreviated dat, or sometimes d when it is a core argument) is a grammatical case used in some languages to indicate the recipient or beneficiary of an action, as in "Maria Jacobo potum dedit", Latin for "Maria gave Jacob a drink" or "Maria gave a drink to Jacob". In this example, with a suffix of "o" to the name "Jacob", the dative marks what would be considered the indirect object of a verb in English.
Sometimes the dative has functions unrelated to giving. In Scottish Gaelic and Irish, the term dative case is used in traditional grammars to refer to the prepositional case-marking of nouns following simple prepositions and the definite article. In Georgian and Hindustani (Hindi-Urdu), the dative case can also mark the subject of a sentence. This is called the dative construction. In Hindi, the dative construction is not limited to only certain verbs or tenses and it can be used with any verb in any tense or mood.
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