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Dative Case
dative case = indirect object
Quintus servo pecuniam dedit.
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.
Dative endings
singular
1st decl. 2nd decl.
Nom. -a
Dat.
-ae
-us
-o
Acc. -am -um
plural
3rd decl
1st decl. 2nd decl. 3rd decl.
-~~
-ae
-i
-es
-i
-is
-is
-ibus
-em
-as
-os -es
puellae canem cupiunt.
nom.pl
acc.
3rd person pl.
The girls want a dog.
pater puellae canem dedit.
nom.s.
dat.s.
acc.
3rd person s.
Father gave a dog to the girl.
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.
pater mercatori pecuniam dedit.
The father gave money to the merchant.
puella canibus cenam paravit.
The girl prepared dinner for the dogs.
Special verbs that take the dative
mercatori credo.
I trust the merchant.
(I give my trust to the merchant.)
nautis favemus.
We support the sailors.
canibus credit.
She trusts the dogs.
(We give our support to the sailors.)
(she gives her trust to the dogs.)