Dative (target of the action) is required after several verbs which indicate direction of the action. In English it is realized by "to" preposition.
Female nouns get suffix -e instead of -a:
On daje knigu žene / Oн дaйe книгу жeнe. (He gives book to wife)
Maculine and neuter nouns get suffix -u:
Učiteľ pomaga chlapcu / Учитeль пoмaгa хлaпцу (Teacher helps [to] boy)
In plural nouns get suffix -om:
Stary človiek prodaje ľudiom maliny. / Стaры члoвьeк прoдaйe льудиoм мaлиныу. (An old man sells raspberries to people)
Personal, reflexive and interrogative pronouns are also subject to dative:
ja → mi (to me)
ty → tebi (to thou)
on → jemu/mu (to him)
ona → jej (to her)
to → tomu (to it)
my → nam (us)
vy → vam (you)
oni → im (them)
se → sebi (to self)
kto → komu (to whom)
što → čemu (to what)
believe → vieri~, вьери~ (komu, čemu)
help → pomaga~, помага~ (komu, čemu)
trust → ufa~, уфа~ (komu, čemu)
(in addition to an object it can take optional target of the action)
give → daje~, дає~ (penize →synu)
forgive → oprašta~, опрашта~ (→jej za grechy)
bring → prinosi~, приноси~ (seno →krave)
buy → kupuje~, купує~ (diamanty →žene)
sell → prodaje~, продає~ (ikony →klientom)
send → posyla~, посыла~ (resursy →vojsku)
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