usage of cases Flashcards
1
Q
nominative
A
- subject
- predicate nominative (completes a “to be” sentence
2
Q
genitive
A
- gen of possession
- objective gen (timor mortis = fear of death)
- partitive genitive
3
Q
dative
A
- dative of indirect object
- dative of possession
4
Q
accusative
A
- direct object
- belonging to preposition
- subject accusative in indirect sentence
- place to which
5
Q
ablative
A
- ablative of means
- abl of separation
- abl of agent
- place from which
- abl of manner
6
Q
abl of agent
A
- who does the action followed by ā/ab
- often used w passive verbs
7
Q
abl of manner
A
the way an action took place
used with cum
8
Q
abl of instrument
A
- describes the means in which an action took place
- ex: to see with THE EYES
9
Q
abl- place from which
A
- describes active motion from a place
- always appears with ad or in
10
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abl- place where
A
- indicates the location where the action is taking place
-used with in
11
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abl of separation
A
- verbal expressions of freeing, lacking, and seoeration
- usually appears w/o a preposition, but sometimes ā/ab or ē/ex is used
