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dative
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dative
(noun)
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dative
/
ˈ
deɪtɪv/
noun
dative
/
ˈ
deɪtɪv/
noun
Learner's definition of DATIVE
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noncount
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grammar
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the form of a noun or pronoun when it is the indirect object of a verb
a noun in the
dative
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— dative
adjective
words in the
dative
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a
dative
ending
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