Wemfall

derNoun

dative case (lit. 'to-whom-case')

English translations

  1. 01

    whoever

  2. 02

    whomever

Word details

German meaning
Bezeichnet den Dativ, den dritten Fall im Deutschen, der oft das indirekte Objekt angibt.
English meaning
Dative case
German example
Im Satz 'Ich gebe dem Mann das Buch' ist 'dem Mann' im Wemfall.
English example
In the sentence 'I give the man the book', 'the man' is in the dative case.
Type
Noun
Article
der
Singular Form
der Wemfall
Plural Form
die Wemfälle

Example sentences with “Wemfall”

  1. Der Wemfall ist der dritte Fall. (The dative case is the third case.)

Frequently asked questions

Is Wemfall commonly used?

It is a descriptive, informal term for 'Dativ'. 'Dativ' is the standard grammatical term.