The Ablative Case Yes you NEED to know

The Ablative Case Yes, you NEED to know this! 1

The Ablative Case • #1) The ablative of PLACE WHERE uses the Latin prepositions sub or in to indicate the place where a person or thing is located, e. g. , • Cornelia sub arbore sedet. – Cornelia is sitting under the tree. • Servi in areā stant. – The slaves are standing on the threshing floor.

The Ablative Case • #2) The ablative of PLACE FROM WHERE uses the Latin prepositions ab, ex or de to indicate the place where a person or thing is coming or going from, e. g. , • Puella a villā rusticā ambulat. – The girl is walking away from the country house. • Lupi e silvīs currunt. – The wolves are running out of the woods.

The Ablative Case • #3) The ablative of ACCOMPANIMENT uses the Latin preposition cum to indicate the person with whom something is done, e. g. , • Cornelia cum Flaviā ambulat. – Cornelia is walking with Flavia.

The Ablative Case • #4) The ablative of MANNER uses the Latin preposition cum to indicate the way in which an action is performed, e. g. , • Vilicus magnā cum irā clamat. – The overseer shouts with great anger. • N. B. Sometimes the cum is omitted. This phrase can also be translated like an adverb: The overseer shouts very angrily.

The Ablative Case • #5) The ablative of MEANS does not use a Latin prepositon, but indicates the object with which or by which an action is performed, e. g. , • Cornelii Romam raedā iter faciunt. – The Cornelii travel to Rome by means of a carriage. – The Cornelii travel to Rome in a carriage. • Davus Getam baculo verberat. – Davus strikes Geta with a stick. • .

The Ablative Case • #6) The ablative of TIME WHEN does not use a Latin prepositon, but indicates the time when an action was, is, or will be performed, e. g. , • Secundā horā, Cornelii Romam descedunt. – At the second hour, the Cornelii depart for Rome. • Brevi tempore omnes servi sunt in areā. – In a short time, all the slaves are on the threshing floor. • .