"You write me a book."

Translation: Du schreibst mir ein Buch.

[bdkeppler]

I wrote "Du schreibst ein Buch mir" and it was wrong.
Is this incorrect? Does word order matter?

[deactivated user]

Yes, word order matters.

[LatinomiSmoS]

Why not?: Du schreibst mir einem Buch

[deactivated user]

You need to use the accusative case. "einem Buch" is dative.

[kimeraweb]

What is the translation for "Du schreibst mich ein Buch" into english, please?

Thank you.

[deactivated user]

"Du schreibst mich ein Buch" is ungrammatical.

[kimeraweb]

Thank you!

[xAshton]

Schreibst is dative?

[AttilaMagyari]

Schreiben is the verb, it can't be in dative.

[cheese_danish]

Why is it "mir" (to me) rather than accusative "mich"? I was thinking that a "für" is implied, like "writing a book for me".

[AttilaMagyari]

"mich" is something like 'me' in "pick me (for the team)" in English, and "mir" is like 'me' in "give me (a kiss)"