A2 · Elementar Capítulo 24

Genitive and Dative

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O que você vai aprender

Expressing possession and indirect targets. Using the Genitive case with articles.

  • Genitive Case
    The Genitive case marks the owner by changing noun endings and using articles that agree with the owned item.
  • Dative Case
    Use Dative to identify who receives an action, a gift, or information by changing the noun's ending.
  • Possession with Genitive
    Show possession by changing the owner's ending and matching a possessive article to the item being owned.
  • Indirect Objects with Dative
    Use the Dative case to identify who receives an action, typically using -ului, -ei, or -lor endings.

Exemplos-chave (8)

1

Acesta este telefonul fratelui meu.

This is my brother's phone.

Genitive Case
2

Culoarea mașinii este roșie.

The color of the car is red.

Genitive Case
3

I-am dat profesorului tema.

I gave the teacher the homework.

Dative Case
4

Îi spun mamei adevărul.

I am telling mom the truth.

Dative Case
5

Acesta este computerul profesorului.

This is the professor's computer.

Possession with Genitive
6

Rochia fetei este roșie.

The girl's dress is red.

Possession with Genitive
7

Îi dau o cafea colegului meu.

I give a coffee to my colleague.

Indirect Objects with Dative
8

Îi spun mamei totul.

I tell my mother everything.

Indirect Objects with Dative

Dicas e truques (4)

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The Dative Shortcut

If you ever get stuck, remember that Genitive and Dative endings are identical. If you know how to say 'to the girl' (fetei), you already know how to say 'of the girl' (fetei)!
frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Genitive Case
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The Feminine Cheat Code

If you struggle with feminine Dative, just remember: it's almost always the same as the Genitive. If you can say 'the girl's book', you can say 'to the girl'!
frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Dative Case
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The Plural Trick

To find the feminine Genitive, just think of the plural form and add an 'i'. For example, 'fată' -> 'fete' -> 'fetei'.
frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Possession with Genitive
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The 'Double' Rule

Always include the short pronoun (îmi, îți, îi...) even if you name the person. Think of it as a 'preview' for the listener.
frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Indirect Objects with Dative

Prática rápida (10)

Choose the correct feminine Dative form.

Îi dau un cadou ___ (Elena).

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Elenei
For female names ending in -a, we change -a to -ei (the Dative/Genitive form).

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Dative Case

Fill in the plural Dative ending.

Le-am explicat regula ___ (elevi).

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: elevilor
All plural nouns in the Dative case take the '-lor' ending.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Dative Case

Complete the sentence with the correct Dative form of the noun in brackets.

I-am trimis o scrisoare ___ (prieten).

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: prietenului
Since 'prieten' is masculine singular, we add the suffix '-lui' to form the Dative.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Dative Case

Complete the sentence with the correct feminine Dative form of 'prietenă' (friend).

Îi trimit un pachet ___ mele.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: prietenei
Feminine singular nouns take the '-ei' ending in the Dative case.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Indirect Objects with Dative

Which plural Dative ending is correct for 'copii' (children)?

Le oferim dulciuri ___.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: copiilor
All plural nouns use the '-lor' ending in the Dative case.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Indirect Objects with Dative

Select the correct possessive article for 'the flowers' (feminine plural).

Acestea sunt florile ___ fetei.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: ale
The article 'ale' is used when the object owned is feminine plural.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Possession with Genitive

Choose the correct Genitive form for 'the student' (masculine).

Cartea ___ este pe masă.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: studentului
Masculine singular nouns take the -ului ending in the Genitive case.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Possession with Genitive

Choose the correct Dative form for the masculine noun 'profesor' (teacher).

Îi dau lucrarea ___. (to the teacher)

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: profesorului
Masculine singular nouns take the '-ului' ending in the Dative case.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Indirect Objects with Dative

Complete the sentence with the correct form of 'Elena'.

Telefonul ___ este nou.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Elenei
Feminine names ending in -a change to -ei in the Genitive case.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Possession with Genitive

Complete the sentence with the correct possessive article.

Aceștia sunt pantofii ___ bunicului.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: ai
The possessive article must agree with 'pantofii' (masculine plural), so we use 'ai'.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Genitive Case

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Perguntas comuns (6)

The Genitive case is used to show possession or belonging. It tells you who the owner of an object is, like câinele bărbatului (the man's dog).
You use the question words al cui?, a cui?, ai cui?, or ale cui?. They change based on the gender and number of the object you are asking about.
It is the case used for the indirect object. It shows who is receiving something, like in Îi dau Mariei un cadou (I give Maria a gift).
You use the word Cui?. For example, Cui îi dai scrisoarea? (To whom are you giving the letter?)
It is the grammatical case used to show ownership or belonging. It answers the question Cui? (Whose?) and connects an owner to an object.
Usually no, you use possessive adjectives like meu or tău. Genitive is specifically for nouns, like profesorului (the professor's).
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