German AS Dative Case

Can someone check over the use of the dative case in these answers for me please?

Das Buch gehört der Lehrerin.

Sag dem Schuldirektor doch bitte die Wahrheit.

Erzähl dem Kind ein Märchen.

Schick mal dem Manager deinen Lebenslauf.

Ich soll meiner Grossmutter endlich einmal schreiben.
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Sag das der Kindern nicht.

Er gibt seinen Hunden zu viel zu fressen.

Schreiben wir den anderen über die guten Nachrichten!

Sollen wir alle den Schülern solche Sachen erlauben?

Gehört der neue Computer der Familie ?

Thanks, any help appreciated!
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Reply 1

fuglyduckling

Sag das DEN Kindern nicht - Plural (more than one child = den)

Schreiben wir den Anderen (Capital letter for all nouns! Anderen is an adjectival noun.)

Gehoert der neueR Computer - check the adjective endings

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Reply 2

thelibertines

Ah, I see. Thankyou for the help! :biggrin:

Reply 3

fuglyduckling

thelibertines

Ah, I see. Thankyou for the help! :biggrin:

No worries! Also, what do you want to say with: Sollen wir alle den Schülern solche Sachen erlauben?

Reply 4

thelibertines

Clarkey_Berlin

No worries! Also, what do you want to say with: Sollen wir alle den Schülern solche Sachen erlauben?

Erm I'm not sure! It was the sentence given to me in the workbook and I just had to insert the correct form of the dative in the "den Schülern" bit. Why, what does it mean? Something like "Should we allow all school pupils such things?" ?

Reply 5

fuglyduckling

lol

Well then, i don't think that the 'den' is needed.

I'd say: "Sollen wir jeden/allen Schülern solche Sachen erlauben?"

Hope this helps...

Reply 6

rachied

Clarkey_Berlin

lol

Well then, i don't think that the 'den' is needed.

I'd say: "Sollen wir jeden/allen Schülern solche Sachen erlauben?"

Hope this helps...

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Reply 7

fuglyduckling

Hey Rach! Yes I am in the middle of a gap year right now (which is why my offers are unconditional).

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