3. DATIV, KOMU? ČEMU?

TC
2. 2.
Minut čtení: 1

You can think of dative as answering “to whom? for whom?” = Komu? Čemu?
It most often expresses:
- a recipient / beneficiary
  - Dám knihu kamarádovi. (I give a book to a friend.)
  - Uvařím ti večeři. (I'll cook dinner for you.)
- age / experience / feelings
  - Je mi 39 let. (I'm 39 years old.)
  - Je nám zima. (We are cold.)
  - Je jí smutno. (She's sad.)
- direction / movement towards
  - Jdu k doktorovi. (I'm going to the doctor.)
- advantage / disadvantage
  - Pomáhám rodičům. (I help my parents.)
  - Škodí to zdraví. (It harms health.)
PREPOSITIONS:

k / ke – to, towards

Jdu k příteli. (I'm going to my boyfriend's.)

Ke konci týdne (towards the end of the week)

proti – against

Bojujeme proti systému. (We'are fighting against the system.)

díky – thanks to

Díky tobě jsem tady. (I'm here thanks to you.)

kvůli – because of

Kvůli práci nemám čas. (I don't have time because of work.)

VERBS: líbit se (to like), chutnat (to taste good), vadit (to bother), pomáhat (to help), radit (to advise), děkovat (to thank), gratulovat (to congratulate), telefonovat/volat (to call), psát (to write), dát/dávat (to give), poslat (to send), půjčit (to lend), nabídnout (to offer), brát/vzít (to take), krást komu co (to steal),..

EXTRA FRÁZE