Dative or accusative – yourself?

I know that the dative and the accusative are both in the third person singular: "sich".

But where is the big difference in usage?

Which part of the sentence is it when it is "sich"?

e.g.

1) He helps himself.

2) She takes her time.

3) He buys something.

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DaKaBo
4 months ago

What is it, if it is “sich”?

It is part of the predicate as a reflexive pronoun (helping to take, buy).

(1) He helps.

2) She takes time.

3) He’s buying something.

“Sich” is in the Dativ. Who is he helping? Who is she taking time? Who is he buying something?

But:

He looks in the mirror. > Who (or what) does he see? >

Easygoing775
4 months ago

Whether Dativ or battery is quite simple. To stay with your example.

Question 1: WEM or WAS does he help? Dativ

Question 2: WEN or WAS takes her? Accurate

Question 3: WEM or WAS does he buy something? Dativ

Ask a question. Use WEM or WAS = Dativ. For WEN or what = battery.

Alex7264
4 months ago
Reply to  NurMathe7

In the three examples and a tripod object or an indirect object.

Indirect object is a generic term for genitive and tripod object as well as prepositional object. The terms of direct and indirect object originate from English grammar and are essentially congruent with our terms of rechargeable and tripod object. Source: https://de.wiktionary.org/wiki/indirect_object https://german.stackexchange.com/questions/34000/was-ins-direct and indirect objects

Alex7264
4 months ago
Reply to  Easygoing775

2) She takes time.

The question is in which case the pronoun is “sich” and not the “time”. But you ask: WEN or WAS takes her? Time.

DaKaBo
4 months ago
Reply to  Easygoing775

Question 1: WEM or WAS does he help? Dativ

“What does he help” is not available. Just “wem.”

Aurel8317648
4 months ago

1…Dat

2…Dat.

3…Dat.

What was exactly your question now? ECT

Alex7264
4 months ago
Reply to  NurMathe7

If it’s in the Dativ, the phrase “sich” is a Dativ object I think.