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9.5 Comparison English vs. German System

article	noun	verb	article	noun	preposition	article	noun
Der	Mann	schenkt	das	Auto	-	der	Frau.
	Nominative:	die Frau	Dative:	der Frau
The	man	gives	the	car	to	the	woman.
	preposition to
Der	Mann	schenkt	das	Auto	-	den	Frauen.
	Nominative:	die Frauen	Dative:	den Frauen
The	man	gives	the	car	to	the	women.
	preposition to
Der	Mann	schenkt	das	Auto	-	dem	Mann.
	Nominative:	der Mann	Dative:	dem Mann
The	man	gives	the	car	to	the	man.
	preposition to
Der	Mann	schenkt	das	Auto	-	den	Männern.
	Nominative:	die Männer	Dative:	den Männern
The	man	gives	the	car	to	the	men.
	preposition to
Der	Mann	schenkt	das	Auto	-	dem	Kind.
	Nominative:	das Kind	Dative:	dem Kind
The	man	gives	the	car	to	the	child.
	preposition to
Der	Mann	schenkt	das	Auto	-	den	Kindern.
	Nominative:	die Kinder	Dative:	den Kindern
The	man	gives	the	car	to	the	children.
	preposition to

The indirect object usually is marked with the preposition too. In German we have the Dative. There are different types of declinations. They are closely related to the different types of plural forms. So, let's have a look at them.



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