Dative case is mostly used after such verbs as: "kupić coś komuś" (to buy something to someone), "sprzedać coś komuś" (to sell something to someone), "dać coś komuś" (to give something to someone, or: to give someone something), "dziękować komuś" (to thank someone), "życzyć komuś" (to wish someone). The noun in the dative case is an indirect object in the sentence.
Dative singular - NOUNS
GENDER |
ENDINGS |
nominative singular |
DATIVE singular |
masculine |
-owi |
nauczyciel [teacher]
student [student] |
nauczycielowi
studentowi |
-u |
pan [mister]
chłopiec [boy] |
panu
chłopcu |
feminine |
-e |
matka [mother]
siostra [sister] |
matce
siostrze |
-i |
pani [missis, madame] |
pani |
|
-y |
praca [work] |
pracy |
neuter |
-u |
dziecko [child] |
dziecku |
Dative singular - ADJECTIVES
GENDER |
ENDINGS |
nominative singular |
DATIVE singular |
masculine
neuter |
-emu |
dobry [good], wysoki [high, tall]
dobre, wysokie |
dobremu, wysokiemu |
feminine |
-ej |
dobra, wysoka |
dobrej, wysokiej |
Dative plural- NOUNS
GENDER |
ENDINGS |
DATIVE PLURAL |
masculine
feminine
neuter |
-om |
nauczycielom, studentom, panom, chłopcom
matkom, paniom
dzieciom |
Dative plural- ADJECTIVES
GENDER |
ENDINGS |
DATIVE PLURAL |
masculine
neuter
feminine |
-ym, -im |
dobrym, wysokim |
wstecz / back |