Uses of the Ablative Case



USES OF THE ABLATIVE CASE (STAGE 28) LATIN III

Key: __________ implies the need for a preposition. The Ablative does not always require a preposition. Cavēte omnes!

I. WITH PREPOSITIONS:

porca __________ _______________ cēnat.

The pig dines without a nose.

Modestus __________ ______________ ad schōlam vēnit.

Modestus came to school without a book.

Salvius __________ ________________ librum dēiēcit.

Salvius threw a book down from the wall.

Ille __________ __________________ discedit.

He leaves from the tavern.

II. SHOWING PLACE

*of place where: the ablative is used with a preposition to show the place in or on which something or someone is located.

porca __________ _______________ est. The pig is in the city.

III. SHOWING DEGREE

* comparison: Sometimes Latin prefers to use the ablative case instead of quam.

Lingua Latina melior ____________ ____________est.

The Latin language is better than the English language.

Compare: Lingua Latina melior quam _____________ _____________ est.

The Latin language is better than the English language.

* degree of difference: specifies the difference between two people or items that are being compared.

leo __________ fortior ____________ est. A lion is much stronger than a cat.

IV. SHOWING CIRCUMSTANCES

*of means or instrument: designates an abstract concept (means) or a physical object (instrument) used to complete an action.

porca _______________ aquam trānsit. The pig crosses the water by boat.

porca _______________ didicit. The pig learned by (means of) letters.

*of manner: The ablative case is used with or without a preposition to describe an emotion or abstract concept associated with an action.

porca __________ (__________) __________ currit. The pig runs with great speed.

porca __________ (__________) __________ currit. The pig runs with great fear.

*of cause: specifies the reason for which an action occurred.

_______________, porca natat. Because of the order, the pig swims.

*of accompaniment: specifies a person/animal who complete an action along with the subject.

porca __________ _______________ ambulat. The pig walks with a friend.

*of (personal) agent: for passive verbs/participles, shows the person/animal who completed the action.

vacca, __________ __________ amāta, effūgit. The cow, loved by the pig, escaped.

USES OF THE ABLATIVE (STAGE 28) LATIN III

SENTENCES TO PRACTICE THE ABLATIVE USES

Sentence Translation Use of the Ablative

1. agrum gemitū spectat. _________________________________ __________________

2. magnō cum beneficiō auxilium dedit. _________________________________ __________________

3. servus togam in corpore Salviī posuit. _________________________________ __________________

4. puer magnā īrā clāmābat. _________________________________ __________________

5. cum amīcīs cēnam cōnsumpsit. _________________________________ __________________

6. vacca in domō sedet. _________________________________ __________________

7. ancilla servō altior est. _________________________________ __________________

8. puellae cum suīs amīcīs ludunt. _________________________________ __________________

9. Marcus paulō Modestō callidior est. _________________________________ __________________

10. discō magnō gaudiō. _________________________________ __________________

11. lingua Latīna ā nōbīs amāta est. _________________________________ __________________

12. magister ex urbe cucurrit. _________________________________ __________________

13. mīles hostēs gladiō occīdit. _________________________________ __________________

14. porca cum metū pugnat. _________________________________ __________________

15. equus tarditāte ambulābat. _________________________________ __________________

16. magister dē arbore dēscendit. _________________________________ __________________

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Prepositions which commonly take the ablative:

dē – down from

ē (ex) – from

sine – without

sub – under

Describe or illustrate the difference between:

Marcus pedibus ambulābat. Marcus cum pedibus ambulābat.

SO MANY ABLATIVES!

Make a list here of all of the English words that we’ve used to translate the ablative case without a preposition.

BOX O’ ABLATIVES – WOOHOO WOOHOO

Showing Place Showing Circumstances With Prepositions

Place where means or instrument with prepositions (no other category)

manner (abstraction, emotion)

Showing Degree cause

comparison accompaniment

degree of difference agent (person, animal)

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