German dative case

Practice the German dative case

Learn how German articles change in the dative case. Practice patterns like mit dem Mann, mit der Frau and mit dem Kind in real German sentences.

Quick rule:
The dative is often used after certain prepositions or when something is given, shown or explained to someone.

der → dem
die → der
das → dem

 

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1. Ich spreche mit ... Mann.
Answer: dem
I am talking to the man.
Der Mann becomes dem Mann in the dative.
2. Ich fahre mit ... Bus.
Answer: dem
I travel by bus.
Der Bus becomes dem Bus.
3. Ich helfe ... Vater.
Answer: dem
I help the father.
Der Vater becomes dem Vater.
4. Ich spiele mit ... Hund.
Answer: dem
I play with the dog.
Der Hund becomes dem Hund.
5. Wir sitzen an ... Tisch.
Answer: dem
We are sitting at the table.
Der Tisch becomes dem Tisch.
6. Ich spreche mit ... Frau.
Answer: der
I am talking to the woman.
Die Frau becomes der Frau in the dative.
7. Ich helfe ... Mutter.
Answer: der
I help the mother.
Die Mutter becomes der Mutter.
8. Ich fahre mit ... Schwester.
Answer: der
I travel with the sister.
Die Schwester becomes der Schwester.
9. Ich stehe neben ... Tür.
Answer: der
I am standing next to the door.
Die Tür becomes der Tür.
10. Ich sitze bei ... Lampe.
Answer: der
I am sitting by the lamp.
Die Lampe becomes der Lampe.
11. Ich spiele mit ... Kind.
Answer: dem
I play with the child.
Das Kind becomes dem Kind.
12. Ich bin in ... Haus.
Answer: dem
I am in the house.
Das Haus becomes dem Haus.
13. Ich sitze vor ... Fenster.
Answer: dem
I am sitting in front of the window.
Das Fenster becomes dem Fenster.
14. Ich telefoniere mit ... Kind.
Answer: dem
I am talking on the phone with the child.
Das Kind becomes dem Kind.
15. Ich esse mit ... Buch auf dem Tisch.
Answer: dem
I eat with the book on the table.
Das Buch becomes dem Buch.
16. Er spricht mit ... Mann.
Answer: dem
He is talking to the man.
After mit, der Mann becomes dem Mann.
17. Sie hilft ... Frau.
Answer: der
She helps the woman.
Die Frau becomes der Frau.
18. Wir spielen mit ... Kind.
Answer: dem
We play with the child.
Das Kind becomes dem Kind.
German dative case
Exercises
1. Ich spreche mit ... Mann.
2. Ich fahre mit ... Bus.
3. Ich helfe ... Vater.
4. Ich spiele mit ... Hund.
5. Wir sitzen an ... Tisch.
6. Ich spreche mit ... Frau.
7. Ich helfe ... Mutter.
8. Ich fahre mit ... Schwester.
9. Ich stehe neben ... Tür.
10. Ich sitze bei ... Lampe.
11. Ich spiele mit ... Kind.
12. Ich bin in ... Haus.
13. Ich sitze vor ... Fenster.
14. Ich telefoniere mit ... Kind.
15. Ich esse mit ... Buch auf dem Tisch.
16. Er spricht mit ... Mann.
17. Sie hilft ... Frau.
18. Wir spielen mit ... Kind.
German dative case
Answer key
1. dem
I am talking to the man.
Der Mann becomes dem Mann in the dative.
2. dem
I travel by bus.
Der Bus becomes dem Bus.
3. dem
I help the father.
Der Vater becomes dem Vater.
4. dem
I play with the dog.
Der Hund becomes dem Hund.
5. dem
We are sitting at the table.
Der Tisch becomes dem Tisch.
6. der
I am talking to the woman.
Die Frau becomes der Frau in the dative.
7. der
I help the mother.
Die Mutter becomes der Mutter.
8. der
I travel with the sister.
Die Schwester becomes der Schwester.
9. der
I am standing next to the door.
Die Tür becomes der Tür.
10. der
I am sitting by the lamp.
Die Lampe becomes der Lampe.
11. dem
I play with the child.
Das Kind becomes dem Kind.
12. dem
I am in the house.
Das Haus becomes dem Haus.
13. dem
I am sitting in front of the window.
Das Fenster becomes dem Fenster.
14. dem
I am talking on the phone with the child.
Das Kind becomes dem Kind.
15. dem
I eat with the book on the table.
Das Buch becomes dem Buch.
16. dem
He is talking to the man.
After mit, der Mann becomes dem Mann.
17. der
She helps the woman.
Die Frau becomes der Frau.
18. dem
We play with the child.
Das Kind becomes dem Kind.
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This exercise trains you to fill in the correct word or phrase in real sentences.

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This trains your brain to quickly recognize:

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The goal here is repetition and volume.

After seeing many examples, the correct answers begin to feel natural automatically.

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Once the sentences start feeling familiar, switch to Write mode.

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When you must type the answer:

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Many learners recognize the correct answer immediately, but only writing reveals whether you truly know it actively.

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If you answer incorrectly, the correct answer is shown, but the exercise does not let you skip ahead immediately.

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The brain learns much better when you:

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This makes a big difference for long-term memory.

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📈 A good way to practice

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After a while, the sentences start to feel natural without needing to think step by step.