Read the following: yaSvaD taj vInob I give the knife to the officer yaSvaD taj vIqem I give the knife to the officer by bringing it to him yaSvaD taj vIngeH I give the knife to the officer by sending it to him So when giving something to someone we use the {-vaD} regardless whether we bring it to him, or send it to him. But would we use the {-vaD} too even if we threw the knife to him? Ha'DIbaHvaD chuvmey vIvo' I give the leftovers to the animal by throwing them to it Would this sentence be correct, or does the {vo'} change something, thus making the choice of {-vaD} wrong? I don't see any reason for the choice between {-Daq} and {-vaD} to be influenced by the way something is given, but I'd like to verify this. ~ Dana'an guess who's coming to dinner