Prepositions Followed By The Ablative Case

Question 1

pro

Answer 1

in front of, on behalf of

e.g.
pro patria - on behalf of the country
pro villa - in front of the farmhouse

Question 2

sine

Answer 2

without

e.g.
sine via - without a way, road
sine aqua - without water

Question 3

cum

Answer 3

with

e.g.
cum femina - with the woman
cum poetis - with the poets

Question 4

a, ab

Answer 4

from, away from (like a, an in English – use AB when the next word beings with a vowel)

e.g.
AB Italia - from Italy
a patria - away from the native lang

Question 5

de

Answer 5

from, down from, about

e.g.
de statua - from (down from) the statue
de casa - from (down from) the house

Question 6

in

Answer 6

in, on

e.g.
in terris - in the lands
in insula - on the island

Question 7

e, ex

Answer 7

from, out from (like a, and in English, use EX when the next word begins with a vowel

e.g.
e via - from (out from) the road
ex aqua - from (out from) the water
e silvis - from (out from) the forests

Question 8

sub

Answer 8

under (with the ablative; with the accusative, it means – up to, suburb)

e.g.
sub terra - under earth
sub via - under the road