ABSTRACT
The dative case it is mainly used for the indirect object, i.e., a person or thing to whom or to which something is done:
Der Lehrer gibt der Frau ein Buch. The teacher gives the woman a book.
In the dative case, the modifier (for example, the definite article, e.g. der, or the indefinite article, e.g. ein), changes. This applies to all genders: masculine, feminine and neuter.
