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Topic test · A2

Verbs with two objects test

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Put in the neutral (unstressed) order: (gebe / dem Kind / ich / den Apfel)

I give the child the apple.

With two nouns, a neutral sentence puts the dative (dem Kind) first and the accusative (den Apfel) second. Ich gebe den Apfel dem Kind. is not wrong, but stressed: to the child, not to someone else.

Put in order: (gebe / es / ich / dir)

I give it to you.

With two pronouns, the accusative (es) goes first and the dative (dir) last.

Er zeigt das Auto.

He shows the woman the car.

der Frau. With zeigen, the answer to “to whom?” must be in the dative (die Frau → der Frau).

Wir schicken ein Paket.

We’re sending the man a parcel.

dem Mann. schicken (to send) wants the dative for the “to whom” (der Mann → dem Mann).

Können Sie mir bitte Restaurant empfehlen?

Could you recommend a good restaurant to me?

ein gutes. The “what” takes the accusative (das Restaurant → ein gutes Restaurant).

Which one is correct?

The pronoun (ihr) must come before the noun (die Blumen). The third option has two pronouns, so it should have been sie ihr.

Which one is correct?

Er erklärt es uns. With two pronouns (es and uns), the accusative (es) comes first.

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Subject first, verb in second position. With two nouns, the dative (dem Schüler) comes first.

Ich schenke das Buch dem Kind. — this is the neutral, unstressed word order.

False. In a neutral sentence with two nouns, the dative (dem Kind) comes first and the accusative (das Buch) second: Ich schenke dem Kind das Buch. The other order is not wrong, but stressed: to the child, not to someone else.

Ich bringe einen Kaffee.

I’m bringing you a coffee.

“bringen” (to bring) wants the dative for the “to whom”: du → dir.
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  1. With two nouns, the dative comes first

    If both objects are nouns, you say first to whom (dative), then what (accusative).

    Ich zeige der Frau den Weg.

  2. A pronoun comes before a noun

    If one of the objects is a pronoun (ihm, es, sie), it always goes ahead of the noun.

    Ich zeige ihm den Weg.

  3. With two pronouns, the accusative comes first

    If both are pronouns, the accusative (what) goes first and the dative (to whom) comes last.

    Ich zeige ihn ihm.

Traps

Commonly mixed up

Where a direct translation breaks. The hard questions come from here.

  • Ich gebe dem Mann ihn.

    Ich gebe ihn dem Mann.

    The pronoun (ihn) comes before the noun, whatever its case. “Dative first” only applies when both objects are nouns.

  • Ich schenke dir es.

    Ich schenke es dir.

    With two pronouns, the accusative es always comes first.