Under what scenarios can you use transitive verbs with に？ > 1. > > 2. > > Can and be swapped in these scenarios? If not, what is the distinction between and ?

In the first case, ``, is an indirect object (or dative) of , thus it is marked by , the direct object () is marked by (and absorbed ).

In the second case, ``, is the direct object of , thus it is marked by .