Learn Hardcore German: Bitte sende mir die Bestätigung schriftlich. - Please send me the confirmation in writing.

In German, mir is the dative form of “ich” (I). You use dative for the indirect object—the person receiving something. Here, you’re asking someone to “send to me” the confirmation, so mir must be dative.

Why is die Bestätigung in the accusative case?

Bestätigung (confirmation) is the direct object of the verb sende. Direct objects take the accusative case, and since Bestätigung is feminine, its accusative article is die.

Why does schriftlich come at the end of the sentence?

Schriftlich is an adverb specifying the manner (“in writing”). In German main clauses, adverbials of manner often go after time and place—frequently near the end. So the default word order places schriftlich last.

Could I say Bitte sende mir schriftlich die Bestätigung instead?

That word order is possible but less common. It feels more natural to place schriftlich after the object: Bitte sende mir die Bestätigung schriftlich. Putting the object right after the verb (Verb–Object–Adverb) is the standard cadence.

What’s the difference between senden and schicken?