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Uses of the Accusative

   

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Uses of the Ablative

  1) The accusative is used as the direct object of the verb.    
1) Ablative Poem
       
a or ab, cum and ,
  2) The accusative is used as the object of most prepositions.    
sine, per, ex and ê
       
sometime in, sometimes sub,
  3) The Accusative of Time describes the duration of an .    
are followed by the ablatub.
  event     2) FWIB=from, with, in/on, by
        3) The Ablative of Place From Which describes the
  4) The Accusative of Space describes how far a person    

place of departure of a person or object. Normally a

  or object travelled.    

prepostion like ex or ab or is used; with names or cities

       

and small islands no preposition is used.

  5) The Accusative of Place To Which describes the     4) Place Where, usually with in.
  destination of a person or object. Normally a preposition like     5) The Ablative of Time is used to describe when an
  ad or in is used; with names or cities and small islands, no    

event took/takes place.

  preposition is used.     6) Accompaniment with cum - 'along with.'
        7) Ablative of Means with no preposition.
  6) The accusative is used as the object of an infinitive.    

Translates as 'with'='by means of'

        8) Ablative of Respect (aka Specification). No preposition
        9) Ablative of Comparison is used instead of quam - 'than'
        10)Ablative Absolute (see page 92)
        11)Ablative of Agent is used for the person by whom
       

something is done with â/âb.

         
         
         
         

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