ethical dative (Q2470506)
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form of the dative case applied to pronouns; used (in Latin and some other languages, but rare in English) to show a certain interest felt by the person indicated; e.g. "you" in "I'll rhyme you so eight years together" (Shakespeare)
- dativus ethicus
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| English | ethical dative |
form of the dative case applied to pronouns; used (in Latin and some other languages, but rare in English) to show a certain interest felt by the person indicated; e.g. "you" in "I'll rhyme you so eight years together" (Shakespeare) |
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- bgwiki Етичен дателен падеж
- dewiki Dativus ethicus
- nlwiki Ethische datief