Explore Datives through 2 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Datives meaning
plural of dative
Using Datives
- The main meaning on this page is: plural of dative
Context around Datives
- Average sentence length in these examples: 17.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 2 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 1 statements, 0 questions, 1 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Datives
- In this selection, "datives" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 17.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, two, proper and anymore stand out and add context to how "datives" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include not proper datives anymore in and use two datives to make. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "datives" sits close to words such as aabc, aacr and aacsb, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with datives
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
German can use two datives to make sentences like: Sei mir meinem Sohn(e) gnädig! (15 words)
These pronouns are not proper datives anymore in modern English, because they are also used for functions of the accusative. (20 words)
These pronouns are not proper datives anymore in modern English, because they are also used for functions of the accusative. (20 words)
German can use two datives to make sentences like: Sei mir meinem Sohn(e) gnädig! (15 words)
German can use two datives to make sentences like: Sei mir meinem Sohn(e) gnädig! (15 words)
Example sentences (2)
German can use two datives to make sentences like: Sei mir meinem Sohn(e) gnädig!
These pronouns are not proper datives anymore in modern English, because they are also used for functions of the accusative.