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schenken: to give as a present — meaning and examples | JadoLearn

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schenken

to give as a present

to give something to someone as a present

IPA/ˈʃɛŋkn̩/

Stress is on the first syllable.

Meaning 1neutral · 90%

to give something to someone as a present

Ich schenke meiner Mutter Blumen.

Er schenkt seiner Freundin einen Ring.

Sie hat mir ein Buch geschenkt.

Recipient: dative. Gift: accusative.

jemandem etwas schenken — give someone something as a present

Ich schenke meine Mutter Blumen.

Ich schenke meiner Mutter Blumen.

The recipient is dative.

Use jemandem etwas schenken: Ich schenke dir ein Buch.

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Which sentence is correct?

schenken is regular and commonly takes a dative recipient and accusative gift.