leke
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- Finland
In the sentence, "The man is fishing for fish.", would for fish be and example of the dative? I'm questioning this because I thought the dative benefits the noun it affects, but the fish in this sentence are not benefiting being fished for (if you know what I mean :-D).
For example, I think this is dative, "The man is fishing for the children." ...that is, for their benefit.
Thanks in advance
For example, I think this is dative, "The man is fishing for the children." ...that is, for their benefit.
Thanks in advance