Verbs that take the dative case

jdm. absagen

to cancel on somebody

ähneln

to resemble / to look like

antworten

to answer

ausweichen

to avoid / dodge

befehlen

to command / order

begegnen

to encounter / meet

beistehen

to assist / support

beitreten

to join / enter

danken

to thank

dienen

to serve

drohen

to threaten

einfallen

to occur to / come to mind

entgegenkommen

to accommodate / meet

erlauben

to allow

fehlen

to miss / lack

folgen

to follow

gefallen

to like / please

gehorchen

to obey

gehören

to belong to

gelingen

to succeed

genügen

to suffice / be enough

glauben

to believe

gratulieren

to congratulate

helfen

to help

Leid tun

to be sorry

missfallen

to dislike

misslingen

to fail

sich nähern

to approach / come closer to

nachlaufen

to run after

nützen

to be of use to

passen

to suit / fit

passieren

to happen to

raten

to advise

schaden

to harm / damage

schmecken

to taste

vertrauen

to trust / confide in

verzeihen

to forgive / pardon

weh tun

to hurt / ache

widersprechen

to contradict

winken

to wave to / at

zuhören

to listen to

zürnen

to be angry with

zustimmen

to agree with