The following categories mainly refer to uses of the Dative case when used without a preposition .
Some prepositions require their object to be in the Dative Case .
Even the Dative with the preposition will often still fit into one of these syntactical categories. The Dative is the case of personal interest, pointing out the person to or for whom something is done. When it refers to a person, it indicates the one who is concerned about or affected by the action of the verb. When it refers to an object, it refers to the setting or framework in which an action takes place. After Certain Prepositions - as discussed in the section dealing with prepositions, the noun governed by each preposition will be in a certain case form or forms.