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Ablative Absolute

Ablative Absolute. With the grammar having been learned, the students were happy. What is an ablative absolute?. The ablative absolute is a phrase that is made up of a noun and a participle in the ablative case. These phrases are very common in Latin.

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Ablative Absolute

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  1. Ablative Absolute With the grammar having been learned, the students were happy.

  2. What is an ablative absolute? The ablative absolute is a phrase that is made up of a noun and a participle in the ablative case. These phrases are very common in Latin. These phrases are usually set off by commas. Example: Urbecaptā, militesdicesserunt. With the city having been captured, the soldiers departed.

  3. How to translate There are many ways to translate these phrases. Urbecaptā, militesdicesserunt. With the city having been captured, the soldiers departed. When the city had been captured, the soldiers departed. After the city was captured, the soldiers departed.

  4. A few examples arcudedicato, civesdomumredierunt. pecuniaamissa, acillalacrimarecoepit. victimissacrificatis, haruspexominanuntiavit. duce interfecto, hostesdesperabant. senator, hacsententia dicta, consedit.

  5. Ablative Absolute with Present Active Participles In the examples we just did all the participles were perfect passive participles. Ablative absolute phrases can also be formed with the present active participle. omnibus tacentibus, libertusnominarecitavit. With all being quiet, the freedman read out the names. Or, in more natural English: When everyone was quiet, the freedman read out the names.

  6. A few examples custodibusdormientibus, captivieffugerunt. pompa per viasprocedente, spectatoresvehementerplauserunt. Imperator, sacerdoitbusadstantibus, precesdivo Tito obtuilt.

  7. Perfect Active Participles Ablative absolute phrases can also be formed with the perfect active participles. domino egresso, servigarrirecoeperunt. With the master having gone out, the slaves began to chatter. After the master had gone out, the slaves began to chatter.

  8. lingua resoluta, lemur paceminvenit.

  9. ovococto, galinaerattristis.

  10. mures, gerentibuspetasis, dies nataliscelebraverunt.

  11. A few examples mercatoreprofecto, res diraaccidit. nuntiis a Britannia regressis, imperator senatoresarcessivit. consulehaeclocuto, omnescivesattonitierant.

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