The indirect object. The noun is the recipient of the action, often translating to "to" or "for" in English. Example: Das hilft mir . (That helps me.)
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(to buy) – Wir kaufen einen Tisch. (We are buying a table.)
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The direct object . This is the person or thing directly affected by the action. It's the "what" or "whom" of the sentence.
(to trust) — Du kannst meiner Schwester vertrauen. (You can trust my sister.)
Mastering German cases often feels like solving a puzzle, and the biggest piece of that puzzle is knowing which case follows which verb. While most German verbs naturally take the case, a small but essential group requires the Dative case.
liegen (to lie flat), stehen (to stand upright), sitzen (to be seated).
The vast majority of German verbs are accusative verbs, requiring a direct object in the accusative case. An easy strategy is to learn the smaller lists of dative verbs and assume the rest are accusative.
For more extensive lists, you can download specialized PDFs such as the Accusative Verb List from Scribd. 2. Pure Dative Verbs ( Verben mit Dativ )
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