Ablative Absolute Flashcards
How do you translate a present participle?
As or while
How do you translate a perfect tense participle?
After
Ablative singular first declension ending
-a
Ablative singular second declension
-o
Ablative singular third declension
-e
Ablative plural first declension
-is
Ablative plural second declension
-is
Ablative plural third declension
-ibus
Centurione haec locuto, agricola discessit
After the centurion had said this, Agricola left
Turba per via procedente, omnes vehementer clamabant
While the crowd was proceeding through the streets, everyone was shouting loudly
What does the an ablative absolute phrase consist of?
Noun or pronoun in the ablative case + a participle in the ablative case