dative
The dative is a grammatical case used in many languages to indicate the noun phrase that receives the action of a verb, most often the indirect object or recipient. It usually answers questions such as to whom, for whom, or for what purpose something is done. In languages with rich inflection, the dative is marked by a distinct case ending on the noun or determiner, and in some languages it is expressed by prepositions such as to or for. In languages with limited inflection, the same relationships are conveyed by word order or prepositions.
Historically a part of the Indo-European case system, the dative appears in Latin, Greek, Germanic languages,
In English, the dative is not a distinct inflectional case; the indirect object is expressed either by