Uses of the Ablative Flashcards
Ablative preposition exceptions
in: as into or against, in accusative
sub: as to a position under, in accusative
Accompaniment
cum
“along with”
Manner
cum
may additionally or instead have an agreeing adjective
like an adverb
magnā (cum) curā
Personal agent
ā/ab
with passive verb
ab rege
Separation
ā/ab
prep. omitted with careo, usually with libero and privo
Place from which
ab, ex, de + ablative
no prep. with cities, towns, small islands, home, country
Place to which
Ad or in + accusative
no prep. with cities, towns, small islands, home, country
Place where
in + ablative
locative and no prep. with cities, towns, small islands, home, country
locative endings
- ae -īs
- i -īs
- i -ibus
Means
NO PREP.
Ablative
Used with utor, fruor, fungor, potior, vescor
Cause
NO PREP.
Ablative
Cause of something
Suffer from fear, delighted at return
Time when
NO PREP.
Ablative
Tells when
Within which
NO PREP.
Ablative
Within three hours
Extent of time
NO PREP.
Accusative
tells how long
Specification
NO PREP. Ablative Surpass us in speed Used with dignus, indignus Maior natu, minor natu
Description
NO PREP. Ablative Must have agreeing adjective Man of great courage Equivalent to genitive of description
Comparison
NO PREP.
Ablative
Alternative to quam when two nom. or acc. compared
Comparison exception
With plus, minus, amplius, longius, quam may be omitted without changing the case of the second word
Degree of difference
NO PREP.
Ablative
taller by a foot
altior pede
