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German verbs with Dativ (no preposition)

Some German verbs take a Dativ object directly, with no preposition — and it often doesn't match what a literal translation would suggest (helfen — "to help someone" takes Dativ). That case has to be learned together with the verb. A separate group takes two objects at once: a recipient in Dativ and a thing in Akkusativ.

Verbs with a single Dativ object

VerbPatternEnglish
antworten+ Dativto answer someone
danken+ Dativto thank someone
folgen+ Dativto follow someone
gefallen+ Dativto please/appeal to someone
gehören+ Dativto belong to someone
glauben+ Dativto believe someone
gratulieren+ Dativto congratulate someone
helfen+ Dativto help someone
raten+ Dativto advise someone
schaden+ Dativto harm someone/something
schmecken+ Dativto taste good to someone
vertrauen+ Dativto trust someone
zuhören+ Dativto listen to someone

Verbs with two objects (Dativ + Akkusativ)

VerbPatternEnglish
bringen+ Dativ + Akkusativto bring
erlauben+ Dativ + Akkusativto allow
erzählen+ Dativ + Akkusativto tell
geben+ Dativ + Akkusativto give
kaufen+ Dativ + Akkusativto buy
leihen+ Dativ + Akkusativto lend
sagen+ Dativ + Akkusativto tell/say
schenken+ Dativ + Akkusativto give as a gift
schicken+ Dativ + Akkusativto send
schreiben+ Dativ + Akkusativto write
verbieten+ Dativ + Akkusativto forbid
versprechen+ Dativ + Akkusativto promise
wegnehmen+ Dativ + Akkusativto take away
zeigen+ Dativ + Akkusativto show

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