Uses Of NAGDA Flashcards

1
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Puellam curae culpat

A

He blames the girl for her concern

genitive of the charge

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2
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Nautam pecuniae damnavit

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He sentenced the sailor [of money] to pay money

genitive of the penalty

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3
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Verbs of accusing and condemning

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Genitive

Expresses the charge or penalty

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4
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Ablative without a preposition

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Expresses the means/instrument by which something is done

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5
Q

How to express manner

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Ablative modified by an adjective (with or without cum) = way/manner

Ablative not modified by an adjective + cum = way/manner

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You heard my wretched words with indulgence

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Verba misera cum venia audivisti

Ablative of manner

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you heard my wretched words with great indulgence

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Verba misera magna (cum) venia audivisti

Ablative of manner

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8
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The sailors fight with swords
We see by means of our eyes
He frightened the women with a torch

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“With” here is equivalent to “by means of”

Nautae gladiis pugnant
Oculis videmus
Feminas taeda terruit

Ablative of means (instrument)

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Person who performs a passive verb

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Ablative of personal agent

Expressed in the ablative, preceded by a(ab)

Note that this is a person and not an object (ablative of means)

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10
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The girl is frightened by the queen

A

Puella a regina terretur

Ablative of personal agent

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11
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The personal agent

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A(ab) + ablative case

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12
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The personal agent of the passive periphrastic

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Expressed by the dative case without a preposition

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13
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The poet must be seen by the queen

A

Poeta reginae videndus est

Reginae is in dative case

(Dative of agent with the passive periphrastic)

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14
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The possessor with forms of the verb “sum”

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Dative is used to show possession

Possessor is put in the dative case

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15
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The crown is the queen’s

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Corona est reginae

Reginae is dative

(Dative of the possessor)

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16
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The friend has a book

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Liber est amico

Amico is dative

(Dative of possessor)

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17
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What are verbs that express or imply separation or deprivation accompanied by

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Accompanied by the ablative case

A(ab), e(ex), de are sometimes used, often the ablative is alone

Ablative of separation

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18
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The men freed the inhabitants of the island from slavery

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Homines incolas insulae SERVITUTE liberaverunt

Ablative of separation

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19
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Oedipus, because he was not free from care, deprived himself of his eyes

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Oedipus, quod liber (e) CURA non erat, se OCULIS privavit

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20
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What does the verb “careo” take?

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Takes an ablative of separation

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21
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How to express origin or descent

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Ablative

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22
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How to express place from which

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A(ab), e(ex), de + ablative

Names of towns, cities, small islands; “domus,” “rus” take no preposition.

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23
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He came from Italy

He came from Rome

A

Ab italia venit

Roma venit

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24
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Aeneas is the son from a goddess

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Aeneas (e) dea natus est

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25
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How is place to which expressed

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Ad + accusative

No preposition used for names of towns, cities, small islands; “domus,” “rus”

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26
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How is Accompaniment expressed

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cum + ablative

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27
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He comes to the city with his friend

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Ad urbem cum amico venit

ablative of accompaniment

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28
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Ad urbem mecum venit

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He comes to the city with me

Ablative of accompaniment

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29
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How is time when expressed

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Ablative

30
Q

How is time within which exressed

A

ablative

31
Q

Illo tempore miser erat

A

At that time he was unhappy

ablative of time when

32
Q

Quinque annis hoc opus perficiet

A

Within five years he will complete this task

ablative of time within which

33
Q

how is duration of time expressed

A

accusative

answers the question “for how long?”

34
Q

how is extent of space expressed

A

accusative

answers the question “for how long?”

35
Q

Quinque annos miser erat

A

for five years he was unhappy

accusative of duration of time

36
Q

quinque pedes ad dextram ambulavit

A

he walked five feet to the right

accusative of extent of space

37
Q

the respect with which a statement is true is expressed by

A

ablative

38
Q

Haec femina specie pulchra est

A

This woman is beautiful in (respect to) appearance

ablative of respect

39
Q

In my opinion, they will accomplish nothing

A

In RESPECT TO my opinion..

Mea sententia nihil perficient

(ablative of respect)

40
Q

double dative

A

two datives appearing in close proximity

  • one denotes the purpose with reference to which the action/idea expressed in the clause occurs
  • the other denotes the person or thing with reference to whom or which the action/idea is relevant
41
Q

Filii matri fructui sunt

A

The sons are (for the purpose of) an asset (with reference) to their mother
-the sons are an asset to their mother

(double dative)

42
Q

he came to the city to save me

A

for the purpose of…with reference to

Ad urbem saluti mihi venit

(double dative)

43
Q

The opinion of the evil man was a danger to the state

A

for the purpose of…with reference

Opinio mali periculo erat civitati

(double dative)

44
Q

How to make comparisons

A

with quam “than”, has the same case before it as after it

or ablative + the comparative adjective

45
Q

He said that his father was taller than the guest

A

Dixit patrem esse altiorem quam hospitem

comparison with quam

46
Q

pater est altior quam egoo

A

the father is taller than I

comparison with quam

47
Q

Pater eius est altior hospite

A

His father is taller than the guest

ablative of comparison

48
Q

How to express degree of difference

A

ablative used to express the degree in which two things differ

found with the superlative when there is an implicit comparative judgement being made

49
Q

His father is taller than the guest by a foot

A

Pater eius est pede altior hospite

Pater eius est pede altior quam hospes

50
Q

Nunc multo felicior est

A

Now he is much happier

51
Q

He is by far the best of all who are fighting

A

Multo optimus ex omnibus pugnantibus est

52
Q

how to express a whole group

A

genitive (the word on which the genitive depends expresses the part)

or e(ex)/de + ablative (especially when the part is a cardinal numeral)

53
Q

the bravest of all the soldiers came to me

A

Fortissimus omnium militum ad me venit

partitive genitive

54
Q

Multi hominum opiniones sapientium laudant

A

Many of the men praise the opinions of the wise

partitive genitive

55
Q

Quinque ex militibus domum venerunt

A

Five of the soldiers came home

ablative partitive

56
Q

HE has enough money

A

SAtis pecuniae habet

57
Q

He has more money than you

A

Plus pecuniae habet quam tu

58
Q

How is cause expressed

A

ablative

or “ob”/”propter” + accusative

translated as “because of”

59
Q

Clamare gaudio coepit

A

She began to shout because of joy

Ablative of Cause

60
Q

They were praised because of their beauty

A

Forma laudabantur

Ablative of Cause

61
Q

Propter metum feminas interfecit

A

He killed the women on account of fear

62
Q

How is Description expressed (quality of another noun)

A

noun in ABLATIVE or GENITIVE modified by an adjective

63
Q

A man of great wisdom (two ways)

A

Vir magna sapientia/Vir magnae sapientiae

Ablative and Genitive of Description

64
Q

verbal idea understood in nouns/adjectives of feeling or action

what is the object and subject

A

object of the verbal idea: objective genitive

noun that is its subject: subjective genitive

65
Q

amor patriae

A

love of the native land

objective genitive
native land is loved, patriae is the object of the verbal idea understood in amor

66
Q

metus belli

A

fear of war

objective genitive

67
Q

desirous of money

A

cupidus(-a -um) pecuniae

(the subject desires money)

(objective genitive)

68
Q

feminae amor patriae

A

the woman’s love of her native land

(the woman is doing the loving and therefore feminae is the SUBJECTIVE GENITIVE) the woman (subject) loves her native land (object

69
Q

how to give a characteristic

A

a genitive noun (can be modified by an adjective)

“It is the mark of”

70
Q

Hominis sapientis est libros legere

A

IT is the mark of a wise man to read books

71
Q

It is the mark of a good man to praise the gods

A

Boni est deos laudare