Gesundheit: position of indirect and direct objects with two nouns

Grouping new vocabulary by word class and exploring word families is a useful tool for committing vocabulary to memory. The accusative case is used for the direct object of a verb; the person or thing receiving the action of the verb. The dative case is used for the indirect object of a verb; the person or thing to or for whom something is done. In sentences with two object nouns, the indirect object noun always comes before the direct object noun. When translating into English, some but not all verbs need ‘to’ or ‘for’ before the indirect object noun.