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 | | The dative generally marks the indirect object of a verb, although in some instances, the dative is used for the direct object of a verb pertaining directly to an act of giving something. |
 | | Dative also marks possession in Vulgar Latin (and, to a lesser extent, Classical Latin) and in Classical Greek, which has lost the locative and instrumental cases. |
 | | Modern German usually additionally uses prepositions to mark the dative, most commonly aus, außer, bei, mit, nach, seit, von, and zu (a sequence that may be remembered by singing them to the main tune of the Blue Danube as a mnemonic device). |
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