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    German Dative Verbs Flashcards (Verben mit Dativ)

    The verbs that take the Dativ are a short list, but they cause a lot of mich and mir mistakes because English does not mark the difference. This deck drills them as a set: each card shows a Dativ verb in German, and you flip it for the meaning. Learn them together with a pronoun in mind, helfen with mir, danken with dir, and the case comes out right on its own.

    Words in this deck (38)

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    Every card in the German Dative Verbs deck, German on the front and the English meaning on the back.

    fehlen
    to be missing, to lack
    passen
    to fit, to suit
    geschehen
    to happen
    glauben
    to believe
    widersprechen
    to contradict
    gefallen
    to please, to be liked by
    zusagen
    to accept, to confirm, to promise
    gehören
    to belong
    genügen
    to suffice
    absagen
    to cancel
    kündigen
    to resign, to cancel
    nützen
    to be useful
    antworten
    to answer
    gelingen
    to succeed
    helfen
    to help
    schmecken
    to taste
    passieren
    to happen
    begegnen
    to meet (by chance)
    zuschauen
    to watch
    weh tun
    to hurt
    gratulieren
    to congratulate
    zuhören
    to listen to
    verzeihen
    to forgive
    ausreichen
    to suffice
    schaden
    to harm
    helfen können
    to be able to help
    folgen
    to follow
    danken
    to thank
    auffallen
    to stand out
    wehtun
    to hurt
    sich nähern
    to approach
    dienen
    to serve
    reichen
    to hand; to be enough
    vertrauen
    to trust
    zustimmen
    to agree
    raten
    to advise, to guess
    winken
    to wave
    einfallen
    to occur to, to come to mind
    See the full German Dative Verbs word list with example sentences

    Frequently Asked Questions

    What is a dative verb?
    A dative verb is a verb whose object stands in the Dativ case, for example "Ich helfe dir" (I help you). The question Wem? (to whom?) finds the object. helfen, danken, gefallen and gehören are the most common ones.
    Which verbs are in this deck?
    Every verb from the A1, A2 and B1 word lists that takes a Dativ object, including the ones where the thing is the subject and the person is Dativ, such as gefallen, schmecken, passen and wehtun.
    How do the flashcards help with the dative?
    You see the verb often enough that the verb and its case become one memory. Rate each card, and the ones you find hard come back sooner. Signed-in users keep their progress.
    Where is the full list with examples?
    The German dative verbs resource page lists every verb in this deck with its conjugation and an example sentence.