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{{also|Dative}}
==English==
{{wikipedia|lang=en}}

===Etymology===
{{root|en|ine-pro|*deh₃-}}
From {{der|en|la|datīvus||appropriate for giving}}, itself from {{m|la|datus}} (the past participle of {{m|la|dō||I give}}) + {{m|la|-īvus||-ive}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{enPR|dāt'ĭv}}, {{IPA|en|/ˈdeɪtɪv/}}
* {{audio|en|LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-dative.wav|a=Southern England}}
* {{rhymes|en|eɪtɪv|s=2}}

===Adjective===
{{en-adj|-}}

# {{lb|en|grammar}} Noting the [[case]] of a noun which expresses the remoter or [[indirect object]], generally indicated in English by ''to'' or ''for'' with the objective.
# {{lb|en|obsolete|legal}} In one’s gift; capable of being [[disposed]] of at will and pleasure, as an office or other privilege.
# {{lb|en|obsolete|legal}} Removable, as distinguished from perpetual; — said of an officer.
# {{lb|en|obsolete|legal}} Given by a [[judge]], as distinguished from being cast upon a party by the law itself.
# {{lb|en|science}} Formed by two [[electron]]s contributed by one [[atom]]; see [[dative bond]].
# {{lb|en|math|obsolete}} [[given|Given]] [[in advance]]; not needed to be [[calculate]]d.
#: {{ant|en|quesitive}}

====Derived terms====
{{col-auto|en|dativization|dativize|nondative
|dative bond
|dative case
|dative executor
|dative of purpose
|dative sickness
|dative shift
|datively
}}

====Translations====
{{trans-top|grammar: noting the case of noun which expresses indirect object}}
* Albanian: {{t-needed|sq}}
* Arabic: {{t|ar|مفعول لأجله|m}}
* Armenian: {{t+|hy|տրական}}
* Basque: {{t|eu|datibo}}
* Belarusian: {{t|be|дава́льны}}
* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|да́телен}}
* Catalan: {{t+|ca|datiu}}
* Chinese:
*: Mandarin: {{t|cmn|第三格}}, {{t+|cmn|与格}}
* Czech: {{t|cs|dativní}}
* Danish: {{t+|da|dativ}}
* Dutch: in de {{t+|nl|datief|m}}
* Esperanto: {{t|eo|dativa}}
* Faroese: {{t|fo|hvørjumfals-}}
* Finnish: {{t|fi|datiivinen}}, {{t+|fi|datiivi|alt=datiivi-}}
* French: {{t+|fr|datif|m}}
* Galician: {{t|gl|dativo|m}}
* Georgian: {{t+|ka|მიცემითი}}
* German: {{t+|de|Dativ|alt=Dativ-}}, {{t+|de|dativisch}}
* Greek: {{t+|el|δοτική|f}}
*: Ancient: {{t|grc|δοτική}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|részeshatározó}}, {{t|hu|részeshatározós}}, {{t|hu|részeshatározói}}
* Indonesian: {{t+|id|datif}}
* Icelandic: {{t+|is|þágufall|alt=þágufalls-}}
* Irish: {{t+|ga|tabharthach}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|dativo}}
* Japanese: {{t+|ja|与格|tr=yokaku|sc=Jpan}}
* Korean: {{t-needed|ko}}
* Latin: {{t|la|datīvus|m}}
* Norwegian: {{t+|no|dativ|m}}
* Old English: {{t|ang|forġiefendlīċ}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|celownikowy}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|dativo}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|да́тельный}}
* Sanskrit: {{t-needed|sa}}
* Scottish Gaelic: {{t|gd|tabhartach}}
* Slovene: {{t|sl|dajalniški}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|dativo}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|dativ}}
* Thai: {{t-needed|th}}
* Turkish: {{t+|tr|-e hâli}}, {{t+|tr|datif}}
* Ukrainian: {{t+|uk|дава́льний}}
* Vietnamese: {{t|vi|dữ cách}}
* Welsh: {{t|cy|dadiol}}, {{t+|cy|derbyniol}}
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{{trans-top|capable of being disposed of at will}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|begeven}}
{{trans-bottom}}

{{trans-top|removable}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|afzetbaar}}
{{trans-bottom}}

{{trans-top|given by a judge}}
* Catalan: {{t+|ca|datiu}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|datief}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|dativo}}
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* Belarusian: {{t-check|be|дава́льны}}
* French: {{t+check|fr|datif|m}}
* Latin: {{t-check|la|dativus|m}}
* Norwegian: {{t+check|no|dativ}}
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===Noun===
{{en-noun}}

# {{lb|en|grammar}} The [[dative case]].
# {{lb|en|grammar}} A [[word]] [[inflected]] in the dative case.

====Derived terms====
{{col4|en|dative absolute|ethic dative|ethical dative|partitive dative|personal dative|double dative}}

====Translations====
{{trans-see|dative case}}

{{trans-top|word in the dative}}
* Finnish: {{t|fi|[[datiivi]]ssa [[oleva]] [[sana]]}}
* German: {{t+|de|Dativ|m}}
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===Anagrams===
* {{anagrams|en|a=adeitv|DeVita}}

{{C|en|Grammatical cases}}

==French==

===Pronunciation===
* {{fr-IPA}}
* {{audio|fr|Dative-FR.ogg}}

===Adjective===
{{head|fr|adjective form}}

# {{feminine singular of|fr|datif}}

===Anagrams===
* {{l|fr|devait}}, {{l|fr|déviât}}, {{l|fr|évidât}}

==Italian==

===Adjective===
{{head|it|adjective form}}

# {{feminine plural of|it|dativo}}

===Anagrams===
* {{anagrams|it|a=adeitv|De Vita|datevi}}

==Latin==

===Adjective===
{{head|la|adjective form|head=datīve}}

# {{inflection of|la|datīvus||voc|m|s}}

==Romanian==

===Noun===
{{head|ro|noun form|g=n-p}}

# {{plural of|ro|dativ}}