Latin Case Uses 2
Terms
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- indicates the material of which a thing is made
- Genitive of Material
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depends on a noun of verbal meaning
used as the object of the verbal idea - Objective Genitive
- expresses the purpose for which a person or thing serves
- Dative of Purpose
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used with sum
expresses the idea of possession - Dative of Possession
- tells in what specific respect a verb or an adjective holds true
- Ablative of Specification
- indicates a cause or reason
- Ablative of Cause
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used with comparatives and adverbs suggesting comparison
indicates the degree of difference in the comparison - Ablative of Degree of Difference
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used with cardinal numbers (besides milia) and with quidam (a certain one)
expresses the idea of the whole - Ablative with Cardinal Numbers (and with Quidam)
- used with a modifying abjective to modify another noun
- Genitive and Ablative of Description
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used after a word designating a part of a whole
expresses the whole of some thing or group - Partitive Genitive = Genitive of the Whole (98-99)
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used with an adjective
indicates the direction (literal or metaphorical) in which the adjective applies - Dative with Adjective
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used with the passive periphrastic
indicates the agent of the action - Dative of Agent
- indicates place where
- Ablative of Place Where
- indicates a person/thing to whom some statement refers, or from whose perspective it is true, or to whom it is of special interest
- Dative of Reference or Interest
- indicates for how long a period of time the action occurs
- Accusative of Duration of Time
- used to indicate subject with an infinitive phrase in an indirect statement
- Accusative with Infinitive in Indirect Statement
- indicates place to which
- Accusative of Place to Which
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consists of noun/pronoun and modifying participle
describes general circumstances under which the action occurs - Ablative Absolute
- indicates accompaniment
- Ablative of Accompaniment
- used adverbially to modify, or limit, the verb
- Ablative as Adverbial Case
- indicates manner
- Ablative of Manner
- indicates place from which
- Ablative of Place From Which
- indicates separation
- Ablative of Separation
- indicates personal agent
- Ablative of Personal Agent
- indicates means
- Ablative of Means
- indicates time when or within which
- Ablative of Time When or Within Which