15 · Elementary · 14 minutes
Részes eset
By the end you can: Say who you give something to, who you help, and what you have to do.
The dative ending - / - means "to" or "for" a person: "to Anna", "for my sibling". It harmonises like every other ending — back -, front -.
The personal forms are a set to memorise: , , , , , . You already used for possession; the same works here — . "I'll give you a book."
Several common verbs take the dative where English uses a direct object: "help", "give", "tell", "write". ? ?
Need and obligation run through *kell*. . "I need a ticket." For "I have to do X", takes the infinitive, and the infinitive itself carries a personal ending: "I have to go", "you have to go", "he has to go". It looks strange once and then it is automatic.