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Der Vater widerspricht dem Sohn.



Why does "der Sohn" get dative case here? And not the accusative case? To me, the son seems to be the direct object.










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    Der Vater widerspricht dem Sohn.



    Why does "der Sohn" get dative case here? And not the accusative case? To me, the son seems to be the direct object.










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          Yes, "der Sohn" is the direct object of the sentence - but it's not in the accusative.



          This is one of quite some possible examples where "direct object == accusative" is not true and shows you shouldn't assume such a congruence.



          Many German verbs that express opposition through "wider-" and "gegen-" prefixes rule the dative.




          • widersprechen

          • gegenüberstehen

          • entgegengehen

          • widersetzen

          • ...






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          • Another possible fit for this list is antworten.

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          • Also helfen, danken, dienen, etc. etc. etc.

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          German doesn't have the concept of direct and indirect objects. It does have accusative objects, dative objects and even genitive objects.



          Wiedersprechen takes a dative object






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          • It's not quite true that German doesn't have the concept of direct/indirect objects - It is simply not useful to derive the case from that concept, because in German it's a semantical concept only, and not necessarily a grammatical one.

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          Yes, "der Sohn" is the direct object of the sentence - but it's not in the accusative.



          This is one of quite some possible examples where "direct object == accusative" is not true and shows you shouldn't assume such a congruence.



          Many German verbs that express opposition through "wider-" and "gegen-" prefixes rule the dative.




          • widersprechen

          • gegenüberstehen

          • entgegengehen

          • widersetzen

          • ...






          share|improve this answer
























          • Another possible fit for this list is antworten.

            – Carsten S
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          • Also helfen, danken, dienen, etc. etc. etc.

            – Janka
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          Yes, "der Sohn" is the direct object of the sentence - but it's not in the accusative.



          This is one of quite some possible examples where "direct object == accusative" is not true and shows you shouldn't assume such a congruence.



          Many German verbs that express opposition through "wider-" and "gegen-" prefixes rule the dative.




          • widersprechen

          • gegenüberstehen

          • entgegengehen

          • widersetzen

          • ...






          share|improve this answer
























          • Another possible fit for this list is antworten.

            – Carsten S
            2 hours ago











          • Also helfen, danken, dienen, etc. etc. etc.

            – Janka
            1 hour ago














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          Yes, "der Sohn" is the direct object of the sentence - but it's not in the accusative.



          This is one of quite some possible examples where "direct object == accusative" is not true and shows you shouldn't assume such a congruence.



          Many German verbs that express opposition through "wider-" and "gegen-" prefixes rule the dative.




          • widersprechen

          • gegenüberstehen

          • entgegengehen

          • widersetzen

          • ...






          share|improve this answer













          Yes, "der Sohn" is the direct object of the sentence - but it's not in the accusative.



          This is one of quite some possible examples where "direct object == accusative" is not true and shows you shouldn't assume such a congruence.



          Many German verbs that express opposition through "wider-" and "gegen-" prefixes rule the dative.




          • widersprechen

          • gegenüberstehen

          • entgegengehen

          • widersetzen

          • ...







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          • Another possible fit for this list is antworten.

            – Carsten S
            2 hours ago











          • Also helfen, danken, dienen, etc. etc. etc.

            – Janka
            1 hour ago



















          • Another possible fit for this list is antworten.

            – Carsten S
            2 hours ago











          • Also helfen, danken, dienen, etc. etc. etc.

            – Janka
            1 hour ago

















          Another possible fit for this list is antworten.

          – Carsten S
          2 hours ago





          Another possible fit for this list is antworten.

          – Carsten S
          2 hours ago













          Also helfen, danken, dienen, etc. etc. etc.

          – Janka
          1 hour ago





          Also helfen, danken, dienen, etc. etc. etc.

          – Janka
          1 hour ago











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          German doesn't have the concept of direct and indirect objects. It does have accusative objects, dative objects and even genitive objects.



          Wiedersprechen takes a dative object






          share|improve this answer
























          • It's not quite true that German doesn't have the concept of direct/indirect objects - It is simply not useful to derive the case from that concept, because in German it's a semantical concept only, and not necessarily a grammatical one.

            – tofro
            2 hours ago
















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          German doesn't have the concept of direct and indirect objects. It does have accusative objects, dative objects and even genitive objects.



          Wiedersprechen takes a dative object






          share|improve this answer
























          • It's not quite true that German doesn't have the concept of direct/indirect objects - It is simply not useful to derive the case from that concept, because in German it's a semantical concept only, and not necessarily a grammatical one.

            – tofro
            2 hours ago














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          German doesn't have the concept of direct and indirect objects. It does have accusative objects, dative objects and even genitive objects.



          Wiedersprechen takes a dative object






          share|improve this answer













          German doesn't have the concept of direct and indirect objects. It does have accusative objects, dative objects and even genitive objects.



          Wiedersprechen takes a dative object







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          • It's not quite true that German doesn't have the concept of direct/indirect objects - It is simply not useful to derive the case from that concept, because in German it's a semantical concept only, and not necessarily a grammatical one.

            – tofro
            2 hours ago



















          • It's not quite true that German doesn't have the concept of direct/indirect objects - It is simply not useful to derive the case from that concept, because in German it's a semantical concept only, and not necessarily a grammatical one.

            – tofro
            2 hours ago

















          It's not quite true that German doesn't have the concept of direct/indirect objects - It is simply not useful to derive the case from that concept, because in German it's a semantical concept only, and not necessarily a grammatical one.

          – tofro
          2 hours ago





          It's not quite true that German doesn't have the concept of direct/indirect objects - It is simply not useful to derive the case from that concept, because in German it's a semantical concept only, and not necessarily a grammatical one.

          – tofro
          2 hours ago










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