Ich sende dir die genaue Adresse, damit wir uns leichter treffen können.

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Breakdown of Ich sende dir die genaue Adresse, damit wir uns leichter treffen können.

• wir: we
• können: can
• dir: you

Questions & Answers about Ich sende dir die genaue Adresse, damit wir uns leichter treffen können.

Why is dir in the dative case here and not dich?

The verb senden (to send) follows the pattern jemandem etwas senden—the person who receives something takes the dative case, and the thing sent is in the accusative.

• dir = dative (“to you”)
• die genaue Adresse = accusative (“the exact address”)

Can I use Ich schicke dir instead of Ich sende dir?

Yes. senden and schicken are largely interchangeable here:

• Ich sende dir die genaue Adresse…
• Ich schicke dir die genaue Adresse…
  Both sound natural. senden is slightly more formal; schicken is more colloquial.

Why is it die genaue Adresse and not die genau Adresse?

In German, adjectives before a noun must have endings that agree with gender, number, and case. Adresse is feminine (die Adresse) in the accusative singular, so the strong ending is -e:

• die genaue Adresse
  If it were plural or another case, the ending would change accordingly.

Why do we use damit here and not um…zu?