Chapter 1 grammar Flashcards
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Nominative Case
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- used for the subject of a sentence
- used for the predicative nominative
2
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Genitive Case
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- used to qualify or limit another noun in various ways
- usually corresponds to a translation using the English preposition “of”
3
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Genitive of Possession
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- the book of the girl = the book belonging to the girl, or the girl’s book
4
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Dative Case
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- used to express the person or thing interested in or affected by the action of a verb
- usually corresponds to a translation using the English prepositions “(with reference) to” or “for”
5
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Dative of reference
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- “to the sailor the danger of the sea is real”: “to the sailor” expresses the person with reference tow whom “the danger of the sea is real”
6
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Dative of Indirect Object
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“the girl gives the cat a toy”: the cat = dative of indirect object
7
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Accusative Case
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- used for the direct object of a verb
- used following certain propositions
8
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Ablative Case
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- used to express separation (from)
- expresses association or instrument (with, by)
- expresses location (in, on, at)
9
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Ablative of Accompaniment
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- indicates accompaniment, requires the preposition cum
10
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Ablative of means/instrument
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-expresses the means someone uses. no preposition.
11
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Vocative Case
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-used for addressing someone directly
12
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First Declension Endings
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Nom./Voc. a ae Gen. ae arum Dat. ae is Acc. am as Abl. a is
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Decline puella, puellae f. girl
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Nom./Voc. puella puellae Gen. puellae puellarum Dat. puelleae puellis Acc. puellam puellas Abl. puella puellis
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Second Declension Endings m/f
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Nom./Voc. us/- i Gen. i orum Dat. o is Acc. um os Abl. o is Voc. e i
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Decline servus, servi m. slave
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Nom. servis servi Gen. servi servorum Dat. servo servis Acc. servum servos Abl. servo servis Voc. serve servi
