Dative case

Imagine you have three toys: a ball, a teddy bear, and a book. Now imagine you want to tell someone that you are giving the ball to your friend. To do this, you need to use the dative case.

The dative case is a way of showing that something or someone is the indirect object of a sentence. Think of it like giving something to someone else.

So, to give the ball to your friend, you would say, "I am giving the ball to my friend." "My friend" is the indirect object in this sentence.

In some languages (like German or Russian), the dative case has a special grammar rule where the article, adjective, or pronoun changes form depending on whether it's the subject, direct object, or indirect object of the sentence. This can be confusing, but it helps the listener or reader understand the relationship between the different parts of the sentence.

Overall, the dative case is just a fancy way of showing that something or someone is receiving an action indirectly, like giving a toy to a friend.