dative

美 [ˈdeɪtɪv]
英 ['deɪtɪv]
  • adj.【语】与格的;【法】(物品等)可随意赠与他人的
  • n.与格(名词、代词或形容词用作间接宾语或与间接宾语相关时的一种形式)
  • 网络与格结构;与格字;与格句式
复数:datives  
dative
n.
1.
与格(名词、代词或形容词用作间接宾语或与间接宾语相关时的一种形式)the form of a noun, a pronoun or an adjective when it is the indirect object of a verb or is connected with the indirect object
In the sentence, ‘I sent her a postcard’, the word ‘her’ is in the dative .
在 I sent her a postcard 一句中,her 一词处于与格。