"Daję mu sok."

Translation: I am giving him juice.

[Matthew_Phelps]

What's the difference between mu, niemu, and jemu?

[Jellei]

Well, all are Dative. "mu" is the neutral option. "jemu" gives emphasis. And "niemu" has to be used after a preposition.

[va-diim]

I think I understand how to use mu, but can you explain what a "neutral option" is? So with jemu it always sounds like emphasis? Never natural?

[Jellei]

"Daję jej wino, a jemu sok" - 'jemu' is frankly the only option here, because the way this sentence is constructed, the emphasis is necessary - it's contrasted.

"Daję jemu sok" would be correct, but not that natural as the perfectly neutral "Daję mu sok".

[Matthew_Phelps]

You say niemu follows a preposition. Is there an emphasized version of niemu or do you still use jemu? (emphasized meaning placed emphasis)

[Jellei]

No, after a preposition you always have to use the n- version of the pronoun (if such a version exists).

With Dative, there aren't many prepositions, but for example "dzięki niemu" (thanks to him) or "przeciw niemu" (against him).

[Anton_Slavik]

Huh. It's funny how it sounds like a Russian version of this sentence, even though it shouldn't. Дай ему сок. It's like russian й and е form ę together

[va-diim]

But he has a "funny accent"

Daj jemu sok

[Anton_Slavik]

Ah yes, maybe this is the cause

[SunyaKjolh]

"A juice"? I don't think I've ever heard that expression in English. I'd go with "I am giving him juice."

[jalarkar]

Depends what you want to say.

[HlaoRoo]

Definitely acceptable in English to say something along the lines of "I'll have a juice, please." just like "I'll have a beer." You don't have to say "Some juice" or "A glass of juice" although all are correct.

[dlhgl]

I wrote "Daje mu sok" without the accent in "type what you hear". It counted as "typo" but I wonder if this would also be a valid sentence ("he/she/it gives him juice")?

[va-diim]

It would mean "[He/she/it] gives him juice," or "...is giving him juice."

[dlhgl]

thanks, corrected

[Rimdus]

Here, to give juice means to do nothing useful. XD

[TrevorChri14]

I am still not getting this defining PL verb use by EN simple-continuous tense use. It reinforces source grammar, and now i am not surprised that translators make so many tense errors :(

[Robbymyler]

Do all of the verbs in this lesson (not skill) take dative?

[alik1989]

Yes, lessons 2 & 3 in this skill consist of dative verbs.

@va-diim I also sometimes say that verbs or prepositions 'take' a certain case, although, technically 'require' would be the correct term here. However, I believe that everyone knows what is meant by that.

[va-diim]

Verbs don't take cases. Their objects do.