Transcript Dative Case and Indirect Objects

Dative Case and Indirect
Objects
Latin I
Noun Case Review
• You have now learned the uses of three
different noun cases in Latin:
Nominative: subject and predicate
nominative (Regina est bona.)
Genitive: shows possession (Regina cibum
puellae amat.)
Accusative: direct object (Regina cibum
puellae amat.)
Dative Case
• The dative case is used for indirect
objects. Indirect objects indirectly receive
the action of the verb:
Ex.: Anna pecuniam nautae donat.
Anna gives money to the sailor.
Nota Bene: The sailor is the person “to whom” Anna gives
the money. The sailor is the indirect object.
Dative Case (con’t)
• The indirect object is the person(s) to or
for whom an action is done.
Ex.: Nauta aquam puellis portat.
The sailor carries the water for the girls.
Nota Bene: The dative case is translated into English by
the prepositions “to” or “for”.
Dative Case Endings
• The dative case endings for the first and
second declensions are as follows:
First Declension:
Second Declension:
-ae
-is
puellae
puellis
-o
-is
servo
servis
Dative Case vs. Ad + Accusative
• In English, you can translate the dative
case with the words “to” or “for”. Also be
aware that you know the Latin preposition
“ad”, which means “to/toward”. Here are
some examples:
Ex.: He is carrying the water to the island.
Aquam ad insulam portat.
This sentence is expressing movement toward a place.
Therefore, the Latin preposition “ad” plus the accusative
case is used.
Dative Case vs. Ad + Accusative
• Ex.: Aquam puellae donat.
He is giving the water to the girl.
Here, someone is giving water to someone (indirect object).
There is no movement anywhere. Therefore, we use the
dative case in Latin.
Hint: You will often have a dative case indirect object with
the verbs mando, monstro, dono, and nuntio. If there is
no motion toward a location, you probably have an
indirect object.
Practice
• Now, click on the following link for a
graded practice on the dative case.
• Dative Case vs. Ad + Accusative Case
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