1/23/2024 0 Comments Latin endings dative used for![]() (vivo, vivere, vixi, victum - live)įiliam habeo. (eo, ire, ii, itum - walk, go - one of the ''special'' or irregular verbs)Īccusative - the case of the direct object (caveo, cavere, cavi, cautum - worry, beware - Cave canem! means Beware of the dog!) (consulo, consulare usually means advise, but in this context it can mean take care of)Īmicae caveo. (tilia, ae, f - linden is a botanical term)ĭative - the case of the indirect object, purpose, benefitįiliae consulo. The water of Italy flows.Īmica filiae venit. Genitive - the case of possession, quality and belongingĪqua Italiae fluit. (fluo, fluere, fluxi, fluctum - flow)Īmica venit. Verbs used will be in specific form, but you don't have to worry about them for the time being.Īqua fluit. Ablative has a lot of meanings, but it's usually adverbial in the sentence (time, place, manner). Vocative is used when you wish to address someone (Helen, give me the book!) and is always separated with commas from the rest of the sentence. ![]() Just like in English, first four of the Latin cases are with the similar usage: nominative is used for subject, genitive usually means possession and belonging, dative is either a goal or the case of indirect object whereas accusative is reserved for direct object only. So, the cases are: Nominative, Genitive, Dative, Accusative, Vocative, and Ablative. Here, I'll expand the usage of the cases: You can get the general idea in my other topic titled ''Latin Cases''. ![]() Remember, it's the second column (amica, ae, f - friend). I'll also attach the previously used chart here, just in case. I'll try to explain each of the cases,their purpose and function in the sentence and then provide the examples with the nouns from the 1st declension. However, it's not that easy, considering that English language doesn't have cases anymore, so the concept is new to most people who hadn't studied a foreign language. Cases are one of the key things in Latin grammar, so I believe that they should be learnt properly. ![]()
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