Uses of the dative

Translating the dative as 'to' or 'for' will give you its basic meaning.

There are fewer special uses of the dative than for other cases.

For the endings see the pages on individual declensions:

1. 1st declension nouns
2. 2nd declension nouns
3. 3rd declension nouns
4. 4th declension nouns
5. 5th declension nouns