Rules for Cases Flashcards
Ablative of Means/Instrument
show the means or instrument of an action; –; by / with / by means of; used with objects
Ablataive of Accompaniment
show accompaniment (traveling with); cum; with; regularly enclitic with pronouns
Ablataive of Manner
show how an action is done (adverbial); cum; with (adverb -ly); can drop cum with accompanying adjective
Ablative with Cardinal Numerals
with cardinal numerals (other than mīlia) the idea of the whole is expressed by ex or dē and the ablative
Ablative of Time When or Within Which
when or within which time did an action occur?; an ablative without a preposition; at, on, in, or within
Genitive of the Whole (Partative Genitive)
shows the relationship of a part to the whole of which it is part; the thing that’s the whole is in the genitive case
Ablative of Agent
show the doer of a passive verb; ab, ā; by; used with people
Ablative of Place from Which
show active motion away from place; ab, ā, dē, ex; away from / down from / out of / etc.
Ablative of Separation
show separation between persons or things; prefixes ab, dē, ex; from / of; no preposition in figurative use or verbs meaning to remove, set free, etc.
Ablative of Place Where
show where someone, something, or an action is located; in, sub;in / on / under, etc.
