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14 Cards in this Set
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Ablative of Means (Instrument)
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The ablative without a preposition is used to express the means or instrument by which something is done.
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Ablative of Route
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Ībam forte Viā Sacrā. (I was walking by chance along the Sacred Way.)
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Ablative of Price
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The instrumental ablative (ablative of means) is used with some expressions to indicate the price of something.
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Ablative with Certain Deponent Verbs
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ūtor "use," fruor "enjoy," fungor "perform," potior "gain possession of," and vēscor "eat" take the ablative case.
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opus est + Ablative
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1. Nōbīs bonō amīcō opus est. (We need a good friend.)
This idea may also be expressed: 2. Bonus amīcus nōbīs opus est. (i.e., with the nominative) or less frequently: 3. Nōbīs bonī amīcī opus est. (i.e., with the genitive) |
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Ablative of Description
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A noun in the ablative case, when modified by an adjective, may be used to describe or express a quality of another noun.
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Ablative of Time When or Within Which
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Time when or within which is expressed by the ablative. A preposition is not regularly used.
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Ablative of Comparison
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used with an adjective or adverb in the comparative degree
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Ablative of Degree of Difference
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The ablative, without a preposition, is used with comparatives to express the degree in which the two things being compared differ. Less frequently, this kind of ablative is also found with a superlative in statements in which there is an implicit comparative judgment made.
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Ablative of Cause
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The ablative, generally without a preposition, is sometimes used to express cause.
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Ablative of Respect (Specification)
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The respect in which a statement is true is expressed by the ablative without a preposition.
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Ablative of Attendant Circumstance
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The ablative case, without a preposition, may be used to express the circumstances in which the action of the sentence occurs
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Ablative Absolute
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The ablative absolute is composed of a noun and participle in the ablative case (or two nouns, or a noun and adjective, or a pronoun and adjective with the participle of the verb "to be" understood) has no close syntactical connection with the rest of the sentence. It functions as an adverb giving the circumstances, time, cause, condition, or concession in which the action of the main verb occurs.
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Adjectives with the Ablative
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Frētus, -a, -um "relying upon, dependent upon," and dīgnus, -a, -um "worthy," govern the ablative.
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