Definition
datively
adverb
- In a manner relating to or expressed in the dative case (a grammatical case used in some languages to mark the indirect object or recipient).
Usage: linguistics; technical
Examples
- The Latin verb 'dare' governs its object datively in certain constructions.
- In German, some prepositions require the noun phrase to be marked datively.
- The pronoun is used datively to indicate the recipient of the action.
- Linguists analyze how the language marks datively the indirect object.
- The sentence structure datively expresses the relationship between the verb and its complement.