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Dative Case

Dative Case. dative case = indirect object Quintus serv o pecuniam dedit . dat. acc. Quintus gave money to the slave.

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Dative Case

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  1. Dative Case dative case = indirect object Quintus servopecuniamdedit. dat. acc. Quintus gave money to the slave. servo is in the dative case. pecuniam, in the accusative, receives the action directly and is closer to the verb. servo receives the action indirectly and is farther away from the verb.

  2. Dative endings singular plural 1st decl. 2nd decl. 3rddecl 1st decl. 2nd decl. 3rd decl. Nom. -a -us -~~ -ae -i -es Dat. -ae -o -i -is -is -ibus Acc. -am -um -em -as -os -es

  3. puellaecanemcupiunt. nom.pl acc. 3rd person pl. The girls want a dog. paterpuellaecanemdedit. nom.s. dat.s. acc. 3rd person s. Father gave a dog to the girl.

  4. Dative = TO or FOR in translation The dative case is caused by verbs of GIVING, TELLING AND SHOWING: I’m giving a present TO you…I told a story TO you…I will show a picture TO you. But it may also be used with regular verbs: I’m making a dress FOR you.

  5. patermercatoripecuniamdedit. The father gave money to the merchant. puellacanibuscenamparavit. The girl prepared dinner for the dogs.

  6. Special verbs that take the dative mercatori credo. I trust the merchant. (I give my trust to the merchant.) nautisfavemus. We support the sailors. (We give our support to the sailors.) canibuscredit. She trusts the dogs. (she gives her trust to the dogs.)

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