Word Order Tips: Accusative Before Dative in German Sentences
German sentences often contain two objects:
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German sentences often contain two objects:
Some German verbs do not take the accusative case — instead, they always use the dative case for their object.
Some German prepositions always require the dative case, no exceptions.
In German, every sentence is built around three roles:
The dative case shows “Wem?” — to whom or for whom something is given, said, shown, or done.
After learning the nominative (subject) and the accusative (direct object), German introduces a third essential case: