You should give me something, or the Dative case (DC)

The first word, to be precise, the verb comes to my mind is «давать» (“to give”). And actually it is the auxiliary verb for this case.

We keep talking about the cases in the singular number.

Usually, DC comes across the words that serve as the indirect object in a sentence and one of the cases when you hardly use a preposition. It is also used in modal expressions and impersonal constructions. This case is associated with a motion towards a goal or destination.

In this GIF you read “give you a hand”. In Russian “рука” is feminine. Saying this, you should say: “я дам тебе руку”.

Let’s get back to the table.

The cases when words require the DC are boldfaced while words in the dative case are italicized.

1. For indirect objects:

Мы отдали журнал Оле. – We gave the magazine to Olga.

2. To express age:

Я не знаю, сколько ему лет, но ей пятнадцать лет. – I don’t know how old he is, but she is 15.

3. In impersonal constructions:

Ивану было скучно на лекции. – Ivan was bored at the lecture

4. In modal expressions:

Мне нужно это сделать. – I have to do this

5. With certain verbs:

1) Нам очень понравились эти профессора. – We liked these professors a lot

2) Мы позвоним ему завтра на работу. – We’ll call him tomorrow at work.

6. With prepositions “к” and “по”:

1) Я иду к Маше. – I’m going to Masha’s place

2) Она большой специалист по этому вопросу. – She is a big specialist in this area.

7. With the noun “памятник”:

Это памятник Пушкину. – This is a monument to Pushkin

8. With the adjectives “подобный” and “благодарен”:

1) Это подобно той книге, которую мы увидели не прошлой неделе. – This is similar to the book that we saw last week.

2) Мы вам очень благодарны. – We are very grateful to you

9. In the expression “Слава Богу”:

Слава Богу он выздоровел. – Thank God he recovered.

10. In certain “connecting” phrases:

Благодаря тому, что…  – Owning to that fact that

Судя по тому, что….. – Judging by the fact that

По следующей причине… – For the following reason

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Let’s have practice time now! As you complete it, as send me the answer sheet to me. Good luck!

1. Answer the following questions.

Model:
– Кому ты так настойчиво звонишь? (мама)
– Я звоню маме.

1) Кому Артём написал письмо? (брат)
2) Кому ты купила эту газету? (дедушке)
3) Кому отвечают студенты на экзамене? (профессор)
4) Кому ты хочешь купить подарок? (папа)

2. Fill the blanks in the correct form of the words in parentheses.

1) Соне (needed)________ деньги.
2) Им (needed)_______ поехать в Москву.
3) Дмитрию (needed)______ новая машина

If you are not sure, send your results to tweedledee6@mail.ru and get the explanations.