Komu? A first look at the dative
Level A2 · Unit 9: Friends and the phone · Lesson 1: On the phone
The dative answers Komu? "to whom? for whom?". On the phone you'll hear its short pronouns all the time:
- Mu lahko kaj sporočim? Can I give him a message?
- Ji povem. I'll tell her.
Compare them with the accusative pronouns you know. The full set comes in lesson 3.
| accusative (whom?) | dative (to whom?) | |
|---|---|---|
| him | ga | mu |
| her | jo | ji |
Practise this in the free course
This explanation comes from Unit 9, Lesson 1 of Slovenim, a free Slovenian course with dialogues, audio and exercises that check your answers.