dative
da·tive
D0036800 (dā′tĭv)dative
(ˈdeɪtɪv) grammarda•tive
(ˈdeɪ tɪv)adj.
dative
Noun | 1. | dative - the category of nouns serving as the indirect object of a verb |
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释义 | dativeda·tiveD0036800 (dā′tĭv)dative(ˈdeɪtɪv) grammarda•tive(ˈdeɪ tɪv)adj. dative
dativedative(dā`tĭv) [Lat.,=giving], in Latin grammar, the casecase,in language, one of the several possible forms of a given noun, pronoun, or adjective that indicates its grammatical function (see inflection); in inflected languages it is usually indicated by a series of suffixes attached to a stem, as in Latin amicus, ..... Click the link for more information. typically used to refer to an indirect object, i.e., a secondary recipient of an action. For example, him in I gave him a book is translated in Latin by a dative case. The Latin dative also has other uses; and the cases called dative in other languages correspond in their grammatical function only in part to that of the Latin. The residual dative case in English was treated in the early work of Noam ChomskyChomsky, Noam , 1928–, educator and linguist, b. Philadelphia. Chomsky, who has taught at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology since 1955, developed a theory of transformational (sometimes called generative or transformational-generative) grammar that revolutionized ..... Click the link for more information. . DativeDATIVE. That which may be given or disposed of at will and pleasure. It sometimes means that which is not cast upon the party by the law, or by a testator, but which is given by the magistrate; in this sense it is that tutorship is dative, when the tutor is appointed by the magistrate. Lec. Elem. Sec. 239; Civ. Code of L. art. 288, 1671. dative
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