Why dativ case for the verb widerspricht?
Der Vater widerspricht dem Sohn.
Why does "der Sohn" get dative case here? And not the accusative case? To me, the son seems to be the direct object.
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Der Vater widerspricht dem Sohn.
Why does "der Sohn" get dative case here? And not the accusative case? To me, the son seems to be the direct object.
grammatical-case
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Der Vater widerspricht dem Sohn.
Why does "der Sohn" get dative case here? And not the accusative case? To me, the son seems to be the direct object.
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Der Vater widerspricht dem Sohn.
Why does "der Sohn" get dative case here? And not the accusative case? To me, the son seems to be the direct object.
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Yes, "der Sohn" is the direct object of the sentence - but it's not in the accusative.
This is one of quite some possible examples where "direct object == accusative" is not true and shows you shouldn't assume such a congruence.
Many German verbs that express opposition through "wider-" and "gegen-" prefixes rule the dative.
- widersprechen
- gegenüberstehen
- entgegengehen
- widersetzen
- ...
answered 6 hours ago
tofrotofro
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Another possible fit for this list is antworten.
– Carsten S
5 hours ago
Also helfen, danken, dienen, etc. etc. etc.
– Janka
5 hours ago
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German doesn't have the concept of direct and indirect objects. It does have accusative objects, dative objects and even genitive objects.
Wiedersprechen takes a dative object
answered 6 hours ago
PiedPiperPiedPiper
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It's not quite true that German doesn't have the concept of direct/indirect objects - It is simply not useful to derive the case from that concept, because in German it's a semantical concept only, and not necessarily a grammatical one.
– tofro
5 hours ago
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Yes, "der Sohn" is the direct object of the sentence - but it's not in the accusative.
This is one of quite some possible examples where "direct object == accusative" is not true and shows you shouldn't assume such a congruence.
Many German verbs that express opposition through "wider-" and "gegen-" prefixes rule the dative.
- widersprechen
- gegenüberstehen
- entgegengehen
- widersetzen
- ...
answered 6 hours ago
tofrotofro
43.5k145131
Another possible fit for this list is antworten.
– Carsten S
5 hours ago
Also helfen, danken, dienen, etc. etc. etc.
– Janka
5 hours ago
add a comment |
Yes, "der Sohn" is the direct object of the sentence - but it's not in the accusative.
This is one of quite some possible examples where "direct object == accusative" is not true and shows you shouldn't assume such a congruence.
Many German verbs that express opposition through "wider-" and "gegen-" prefixes rule the dative.
- widersprechen
- gegenüberstehen
- entgegengehen
- widersetzen
- ...
answered 6 hours ago
tofrotofro
43.5k145131
Another possible fit for this list is antworten.
– Carsten S
5 hours ago
Also helfen, danken, dienen, etc. etc. etc.
– Janka
5 hours ago
add a comment |
Yes, "der Sohn" is the direct object of the sentence - but it's not in the accusative.
This is one of quite some possible examples where "direct object == accusative" is not true and shows you shouldn't assume such a congruence.
Many German verbs that express opposition through "wider-" and "gegen-" prefixes rule the dative.
- widersprechen
- gegenüberstehen
- entgegengehen
- widersetzen
- ...
answered 6 hours ago
tofrotofro
43.5k145131
Yes, "der Sohn" is the direct object of the sentence - but it's not in the accusative.
This is one of quite some possible examples where "direct object == accusative" is not true and shows you shouldn't assume such a congruence.
Many German verbs that express opposition through "wider-" and "gegen-" prefixes rule the dative.
- widersprechen
- gegenüberstehen
- entgegengehen
- widersetzen
- ...
answered 6 hours ago
tofrotofro
43.5k145131
answered 6 hours ago
tofrotofro
43.5k145131
answered 6 hours ago
tofrotofro
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answered 6 hours ago
tofrotofro
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Another possible fit for this list is antworten.
– Carsten S
5 hours ago
Also helfen, danken, dienen, etc. etc. etc.
– Janka
5 hours ago
add a comment |
Another possible fit for this list is antworten.
– Carsten S
5 hours ago
Also helfen, danken, dienen, etc. etc. etc.
– Janka
5 hours ago
Another possible fit for this list is antworten.
– Carsten S
5 hours ago
Another possible fit for this list is antworten.
– Carsten S
5 hours ago
Also helfen, danken, dienen, etc. etc. etc.
– Janka
5 hours ago
Also helfen, danken, dienen, etc. etc. etc.
– Janka
5 hours ago
add a comment |
German doesn't have the concept of direct and indirect objects. It does have accusative objects, dative objects and even genitive objects.
Wiedersprechen takes a dative object
answered 6 hours ago
PiedPiperPiedPiper
3,341626
It's not quite true that German doesn't have the concept of direct/indirect objects - It is simply not useful to derive the case from that concept, because in German it's a semantical concept only, and not necessarily a grammatical one.
– tofro
5 hours ago
add a comment |
German doesn't have the concept of direct and indirect objects. It does have accusative objects, dative objects and even genitive objects.
Wiedersprechen takes a dative object
answered 6 hours ago
PiedPiperPiedPiper
3,341626
It's not quite true that German doesn't have the concept of direct/indirect objects - It is simply not useful to derive the case from that concept, because in German it's a semantical concept only, and not necessarily a grammatical one.
– tofro
5 hours ago
add a comment |
German doesn't have the concept of direct and indirect objects. It does have accusative objects, dative objects and even genitive objects.
Wiedersprechen takes a dative object
answered 6 hours ago
PiedPiperPiedPiper
3,341626
German doesn't have the concept of direct and indirect objects. It does have accusative objects, dative objects and even genitive objects.
Wiedersprechen takes a dative object
answered 6 hours ago
PiedPiperPiedPiper
3,341626
answered 6 hours ago
PiedPiperPiedPiper
3,341626
answered 6 hours ago
PiedPiperPiedPiper
3,341626
answered 6 hours ago
PiedPiperPiedPiper
3,341626
3,341626
It's not quite true that German doesn't have the concept of direct/indirect objects - It is simply not useful to derive the case from that concept, because in German it's a semantical concept only, and not necessarily a grammatical one.
– tofro
5 hours ago
add a comment |
It's not quite true that German doesn't have the concept of direct/indirect objects - It is simply not useful to derive the case from that concept, because in German it's a semantical concept only, and not necessarily a grammatical one.
– tofro
5 hours ago
It's not quite true that German doesn't have the concept of direct/indirect objects - It is simply not useful to derive the case from that concept, because in German it's a semantical concept only, and not necessarily a grammatical one.
– tofro
5 hours ago
It's not quite true that German doesn't have the concept of direct/indirect objects - It is simply not useful to derive the case from that concept, because in German it's a semantical concept only, and not necessarily a grammatical one.
– tofro
5 hours ago
add a comment |
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