Verbs that take the dative
Level A2 · Unit 9: Friends and the phone · Lesson 3: To me, to you: dative pronouns
These verbs put the person in the dative:
- pomagati (to help): Pomagam mu. I help him.
- verjeti (to believe): Verjamem ti. I believe you.
- zaupati (to trust): Ne zaupam jim. I don't trust them.
- odgovoriti (to answer): Zakaj mi ne odgovoriš? Why don't you answer me?
- telefonirati (to phone): Telefoniram ji. I'm phoning her.
- dati, reči, povedati, pokazati (give, say, tell, show): Pokažem vam stanovanje.
Even "thank you" is dative: Hvala ti! / Hvala vam!
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