dative case !

- this indicates the recipient of something (or the recipient of the object of a sentence) !

how to make plurals ?

• add -ам to nouns with hard stems

• add -ям to nouns with soft stems

• (feminine nouns) ending in -ь = add -ям

how to make dative nouns?

• feminine:

  • Replace -а/-я with -е

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• masculine:

  • ending in a consonant = add -у

  • replace -й/-ь with -ю

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• neuteur:

  • replace -о/-е with -у

how to make dative adjectives?

• feminine:

  • replace -ая with -ой

  • replace -яя with -ей

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• masculine/neuter :

  • replace -ый or -ой with -ому

  • replace -ий with -ему

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• plural:

  • replace -ые with -ым

  • replace -ие with -им

purposes !

• after some prepositions

• expresses feelings or states

• indicates the purpose of an action

• shows an indirect object (recipient of the sentence)

• to show the recipient of an action (for someone)

prepositions that use this case?

• К (towards, to)

• По (along, according to)