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Why dativ case for the verb widerspricht?
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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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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 2 hours ago
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Another possible fit for this list is antworten.
– Carsten S
1 hour ago
Also helfen, danken, dienen, etc. etc. etc.
– Janka
1 hour 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 2 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
1 hour 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 2 hours ago
tofrotofro
43.5k145131
Another possible fit for this list is antworten.
– Carsten S
1 hour ago
Also helfen, danken, dienen, etc. etc. etc.
– Janka
1 hour 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 2 hours ago
tofrotofro
43.5k145131
Another possible fit for this list is antworten.
– Carsten S
1 hour ago
Also helfen, danken, dienen, etc. etc. etc.
– Janka
1 hour 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 2 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 2 hours ago
tofrotofro
43.5k145131
answered 2 hours ago
tofrotofro
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answered 2 hours ago
tofrotofro
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answered 2 hours ago
tofrotofro
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Another possible fit for this list is antworten.
– Carsten S
1 hour ago
Also helfen, danken, dienen, etc. etc. etc.
– Janka
1 hour ago
add a comment |
Another possible fit for this list is antworten.
– Carsten S
1 hour ago
Also helfen, danken, dienen, etc. etc. etc.
– Janka
1 hour ago
Another possible fit for this list is antworten.
– Carsten S
1 hour ago
Another possible fit for this list is antworten.
– Carsten S
1 hour ago
Also helfen, danken, dienen, etc. etc. etc.
– Janka
1 hour ago
Also helfen, danken, dienen, etc. etc. etc.
– Janka
1 hour 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 2 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
1 hour 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 2 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
1 hour 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 2 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 2 hours ago
PiedPiperPiedPiper
3,341626
answered 2 hours ago
PiedPiperPiedPiper
3,341626
answered 2 hours ago
PiedPiperPiedPiper
3,341626
answered 2 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
1 hour 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
1 hour 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
1 hour 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
1 hour ago
add a comment |
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