Uses of the Dative 2

Question 1

Plūrēs canēs mihi sint.

Q1: What degree of adjective is plūrēs?

Q2: Make plūrēs superlative.

Q3: What is the case and use of mihi?

Q4: Parse sint.

Answer 1

Q1: Comparative

Q2: Plurimi

Q3: Dative of Possession.

Q4: 3rd person plural present active subjunctive

Question 2

Caesar mīlitēs auxiliō cīvibus mīserat.

Q1: What is the case and use of mīlitēs?

Q2: What is the case and use of auxiliō?

Q3: What is the case and use of cīvibus?

Q4: What construction do we call the combination of auxiliō and cīvibus?

Q5: Parse mīserat.

Answer 2

Q1: Accusative Direct Object

Q2: Dative of Purpose

Q3: Dative of Reference

Q4: Double Dative

Q5: 3rd person singular pluperfect active indicative

Question 3

Mihi vidētur imperītōs mīlitēs nōn ūtilēs in proeliō esse.

Q1: What is the case and use of mihi.

Q2: Parse vidētur.

Q3: What is the case and use of mīlitēs?

Q4: What use of the infinitive is esse?

Answer 3

Q1: Dative of reference

Q2: 3rd person singular present passive indicative.

Q3: Accusative subject

Q4: Infinitive in Indirect Statement

Question 4

Legēmusne hunc locum aut illum locum castrīs?

Q1: Parse legēmus.

Q2: Make ‘hunc locum aut illum locum’ plural.

Q3: What is the case and use of castrīs?

Answer 4

Q1: 1st person plural future active indicative

Q2: hos locos aut illos locos

Q3: Dative of purpose

Question 5

Multa dōna discipulīs ā benignō magistrō data sunt.

Q1: What is the case and use of dōna?

Q2: What is the case and use of discipulīs?

Q3: What is the case and use of magistrō?

Q4: Parse data sunt.

Answer 5

Q1: Nominative Subject

Q2: Dative Indirect Object

Q3: Ablative of Agent

Q4: Third person plural perfect passive indicative

Question 6

Palūs nōnne perīculōsa vōbīs estne?

Q1: What kind of answer does nōnne expect?

Q2: What does the -ōsus ending denote about an adjective?

Q3: What is the case and use of vōbīs?

Answer 6

Q1: Yes/positive answer

Q2: “Full of” the noun; periculum (danger) + -ōsus = dangerous/full of danger

Q3: Dative of Reference

Question 7

Rēx populō suō nārrāvit tōtam potestātem sibi esse.

Q1: What is the case and use of populō?

Q2: What is the case and use of potestātem?

Q3: What is the case and use of sibi?

Q4: What use of the infinitive is esse?

Q5: Parse nārrāvit.

Answer 7

Q1: Dative of Indirect Object

Q2: Accusative Subject

Q3: Dative of Possession

Q4: Infinitive in Indirect Statement

Q5: 3rd person singular perfect active indicative

Question 8

Magister ā omnibus discipulīs audītus hanc diem certāminī nōbīs optāvit.

Q1: What is the case and use of discipulīs?

Q2: What kind of word is audītus? How is it translated?

Q3: What is the case and use of certāminī?

Q4: What is the case and use of nōbīs?

Q5: What construction do we call the combination of certāminī and nōbīs?

Answer 8

Q1: Ablative of Agent

Q2: Perfect Passive Participle: having been heard

Q3: Dative Purpose

Q4: Dative of Reference

Q5: Double Dative