Vocab
Oro, orare, oravi, oratus
To pray
Which two prepositions are usually used in English to show the dative?
To and For
Adjectives agree with the noun they modify in _____, _____, and _____.
Gender, number, and case.
True or false: trans (across) is an ablative preposition.
False
Christus est caritas.
Christ is love.
Malus, i/mala, ae/malum, i
"I want to make cake for dinner."
What kind of dative is being used here?
Dative of purpose
For 1st/2nd Declension adjectives, which declension gives feminine forms?
First declension
Ablative of Agent and Ablative of Means are very similar. Both express an action as being done by something or someone. Which of these expresses an action as being done by a living person, and which of these expresses an action as being done by a non-living thing?
Agent: living person
Means: non-living thing
Paro copiam.
I prepare a supply.
Spes, Spei
Hope
"I need to give the dog a treat."
Which word in this sentence would go into the dative case?
Dog
Give the form of communis/commune, communis that is masculine, dative, singular
Communi
"I hit the piñata with a stick."
Is with a stick ablative of accompaniment or ablative of means?
Ablative of means
Mittit litteram Caesari.
He is sending a letter to Caesar.
Facilis/facile, facilis
Easy
"As far as Caesar is concerned, the enemy will not conquer."
Which word in this sentence would go into the dative case?
Caesar
Does this noun and this adjective properly agree?
Bellum gravum.
No.
"The girl with curly hair sang beautifully."
Does this sentence contain an ablative of description or an ablative of means?
Ablative of description.
Leo ambulavit in silvam.
The lion walked into the forest.
gusto, gustare, gustavi, gustatus
To taste, enjoy
"The soldiers have swords and armor."
Which word in this sentence would go into the dative case?
Soldiers
"The soldiers follow a noble general."
What gender, number, and case would noble be?
Masculine, singular, accusative
"The soldiers are waiting in the forest."
If we were to put this into Latin, would we use the preposition?
Yes
Milites defenderant urbem gentium.
The soldiers had defended the city of the tribes.