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Pronouns: Dative Case

Alexander StebnerCreator of Lingora · Updated 19 October 20262 min readComments

The Dative case marks the indirect object — the person something is given to, done for, or directed at. Like the Accusative, most pronouns have a stressed and an unstressed form.

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Pronoun Forms

  • → (stressed) / (unstressed)
  • → (stressed) / (unstressed)
  • → (stressed) / (unstressed) / (after preposition)
  • → / (after preposition)
  • →
  • →
  • → / (after preposition)

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Examples

  • Daj mi to.

    Give me that.

  • Powiem ci coś.

    I will tell you something.

  • Kupię mu prezent.

    I will buy him a present.

  • Podoba mi się ten film.

    I like this film. (lit. this film is pleasing to me)

  • Tobie to mówię, nie jemu.

    I am saying this to you, not to him. (stressed for contrast)

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