Preposition for the Accusative Case Flashcards
Ante
Before. “ Ante Bellum” Before the War.
hic est pax ante tempestatem.
This is the calm before the storm.
Ad
To, Towards. Ad Homium. Towards the person.
Circum
around.
Contra
against
Extra
Outside of
Intra
into, onto
Inter
between, among
Intra
within, inside
Per
through, by means of
Propter
On account of
Post
after, behind
super
above, over
Trans
across
canis trans pontem cucurrit.
The dog ran across the bridge.
Versus
against
Accusative of Duration
the accusative case is also used to show how long an action is performed. It’s important to remember that this doesn’t mean when the action is done, it means how long it was done for. For example, describing something that happened “for three days” uses the accusative, but something that happened “three days ago” uses the ablative instead.