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The Dative Case The Dative Case The dative case is used primarily for the indirect object. The Dative case The dative case/indirect object is usually translated with the prepositions “to,” or “for.” The helpful nemonic device is “Always bring flowers to or for your date!” QuickTime™ and a GIF decompressor are needed to see this picture. The dative case In order to have an indirect object, the verb must be one of “giving,” “showing,” or “telling,” or some similar verb. the dative case Examples of the dative case as an indirect object: vilicus mandata servīs dat. The overseer gives orders to the slaves. Sextus fabulam Corneliae narrabat. Sextus was telling the story to Cornelia. The dative case The dative case can also be used with certain impersonal verbs (e.g. licet, necesse est, periculosum est). puerīs licebat ad mediam noctem vigilare. It was allowed for the boys to stay up until the middle of the night. the dative case The dative case can also be used as the object of certain intransitive verbs (e.g. apparēre, appropinquāre). Aulus Septimo in somnio apparuit. Aulus appeared to Septimus in a dream. pueri urbi appropinquāre parabant. The boys were preparing to approach the city. The dative case Plausūs magistro tuo date!