Re: WHAT DOES THIS MEAN!!

Henrik Theiling wrote:

> I forgot to read the posting completely before answering...
>
> > I can't tell from context whether the writer means he wants to
> > shoot a bullet through his own head, or his beloved's head.
>
> He wants to shoot it through his beloved's head (`ihr' = dative of
> `sie' (she), meant benefactive (or malefactive...) here).  (I suppose
> instead of using possessive `durch ihren Kopf', dative is often used
> in German to specify the recipient).  If the inclination had been
> suicide, it would, therefore, have been `...hätte ich >mir< am
> liebsten...'.
Of course.  I knew that.  I guess I must have overlooked the "ihr".

Matt.