Download Dative Case of Nouns: How to show Indirect Object

Nomen__________________________Manus_____Dies_____________
Dative Case of Nouns: How to show Indirect Object
USAGE OF CASES
We have seen that:
 N
is used for the
of
the sentence, or a predicate
.

G
is used to show

Ac
is used for the

.
of the sentence, or following a
.
is used following a
.
Ab
The next case, Dative, is used to show
TO OR FOR WHOM THE VERB’S ACTION IS DONE.
The Dative Endings Are:
Singular
Plural
1st Declension
2nd Declension
COMPARE ENGLISH TO LATIN:
Indirect Object in English: To say that the boy is the receiver of the book, write:

I gave the book

I gave
the boy, or
the book.
Three ways to show the indirect object in English:

whom (I gave a present
Mom)

whom (I baked a cake
Mom)

Put it before the
a present. I baked
in the sentence. (I gave
a cake.)
Nomen__________________________Manus_____Dies_____________
Indirect Object in Latin: To say who receives the action or benefit of the verb, use the
Dative form of the word to whom or for whom it is done.
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Food=cibus, cibī
Slave=servus, servī
I entrust the food to the slave=
I prepare food for the slave=
I give the slave food=
cibum mandō.
cibum parō.
cibum donō.
Nota Bene: The Dative case is typically only used with verbs of
GIVING, SHOWING, TELLING, OR ENTRUSTING. Such verbs in Latin are:
to give
to show
to tell
to entrust
Conclusion:
Anytime the English has “to [noun]” or “for [noun]” or CAN BE REPHRASED
AS TO/FOR [NOUN], and the verb fits in the giving/showing/
telling/entrusting categories, use “[noun][dative ending]” in Latin.
Anytime a noun has a dative ending in Latin,
translate it as “to [noun]” or “for [noun]” in English.
Examples in the Story
“Columbus” p. 59
Underline the dative noun(s) in each sentence. Then
write its English translation on the blank.
Ex: Isabellae, rēgīnae, nūntiat.
1. Isabella Columbō pecūniam mandat.
2. Columbus amicō fortūnam bonam nūntiat.
3. Columbas nautīs malīs nūntiat.
4. Nauta terram grātam Columbō mōnstrat.
5. Columbus Isabellae praedam dōnat.
Remember, you are looking for nouns
that have the genitive endings:
1st
declension
2nd
declension
-ae
-ō
to Isabella, the queen
-īs
-īs