The dative case, or oblique object, which they governed as Saxon verbs, becomes their proper object, when taken as English prepositions; and in this also they appear to be alike.
To be like, when followed by a Noun, is to be rendered in Italian by rassomigliáre, and will have a Dative Case.
The combination to smiths is the substantive smiths + the preposition to, equivalent in power to the sign of a dative case, but different from it in form.
The sense of the word is abverbial; its form, however, is that of a dative case.
All verbs govern a dative case of that thing to or for which any thing is gotten or taken away, as Diminuam tibi caput: I will break your head.
Secundus sometimes requires a dative case, as Haud ulli veterum virtute secundus: Inferior to none of the ancients in valour.
The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "dative case" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.
