Dativ Personalpronomen

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The topic has got two concepts - Dativ and Personalpronomen. Before jumping straightaway to the topic, it is recommended to know about the various cases in German and, of course, personal pronouns. Therefore, I suggest you to go through these two posts first: German Grammar Overview and Personal Pronouns and Verb Conjugation. You may skip these, if you already know the basics.

So basically Dativ Personalpronomen is nothing but a personal pronoun in a sentence that is the indirect or beneficiary object of that sentence.
Examples:
1. I help him.
I am the subject, to help is the verb and him takes the dative case in the sentence because it is the beneficiary object of the sentence.
In German, I = ich, to help = helfen, him (Dative Case) = ihm. Therefore, "I help him." is "Ich helfe ihm." in German.
Please note that helfen is a dative verb. To know more about dative verbs, go through Dativ Verben.
2. I buy her a bag.
I am the subject, to buy is the verb, bag takes the accusative case and her takes the dative case in the sentence because it is the beneficiary object of the sentence.
In German, I = ich, to buy = kaufen, a bag = eine Tasche, her (Dative Case) = ihr. Therefore, "I buy her a bag" is "Ich kaufe ihr eine Tasche." in German.
Here's a table for personal pronouns:
Nominativ
Akkusativ
Dativ
ich
mich
mir
du
dich
dir
er
ihn
ihm
sie
sie
ihr
es
es
ihm
wir
uns
uns
ihr
euch
euch
Sie
Sie
Ihnen
sie
sie
ihnen

Beispiele:

  1. Der Lehrer fragt mich (ich).
  2. Ich frage dich (du).
  3. Meine Mutter kauft es (das Buch).
  4. Du gibst ihm (dem Lehrer) das Buch.
  5. Er (Der Vater) gibt ihm (dem Sohn) ein Auto.
  6. Sie (Die Frau) hilft mir (ich).
  7. Er (Der Student) hat sie (die Zeitung).
  8. Meine Mutter liest mir (ich) eine Geschichte.
  9. Es (Das Kind) liest es (das Magzin).
  10. Die Lehrerin gibt dir (du) das Buch.
Note: The above examples cover Nominativ, Akkusativ and Dativ cases for Personal Pronouns, wherein the Dativ ones have the red text color.

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