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Objective Genitive The objective genitive is used as if it were the object of a noun or adjective containing some idea of action o there is a noun/adjective that has an idea of action in it in English, this will often be an abstract noun o the word that is the “object” is in the genitive in English, you will be able it with “of” or “for” the genitive does not express possession See below for examples: English Noun / Adjective Latin Noun / Adjective Related verb (whence the idea of action) Example phrase with Objective Genitive love amor amō, amāre amor imperiī a love of empire/power desire cupiditās cupiō, cupere desirous cupidus, -a, -um cupiō, cupere hate / hatred odium odī, odisse odium hominum (defective verb) hatred for men fear timor timeō, timere timor deōrum a fear of the gods leader dux dūcō, dūcere dux auxīliōrum leader of the auxiliaries flight fuga fugiō, fugere fuga onerum flight from burdens slaughter caedēs cupiditās pecūniae a desire for money cupidus amōris est. He is desirous of love. caedō, caedere caedēs hominum the slaughter of the men 1 Ablative of Separation When no motion is implied, separation is expressed by the ablative case with ā/ab or without a preposition. o General usage rules for the preposition: used with persons and concrete nouns omitted with abstract nouns o “Motion” refers to verbs that actually involve some traveling: walk – ambulō, ambulāre (1) run – currō, currere, cucurrī, cursum sail – nāvigō, nāvigāre (1) jump – saliō, salīre, saluī, saltum fall – cadō, cadere, cecidī, casum fly – volō, volāre (1) flee – fugiō, fugere, fūgī, fugitum o When motion is implied, you are basically dealing with an ablative place from which. Some examples of the ablative of separation: o Keep those hands away from my daughters! tenē istās manūs ā meīs fīliābus o Hold that dog of yours back from us! Retinē istum canem ā nōbīs! o After the games, this gladiator was freed from all (his) worries. post ludōs, hic gladiator omnibus cūrīs līberātus est. o Don’t deprive me of my books, kids! nōlīte, līberī, prīvāre mē librīs o Freedom will protect you from the fear of death. lībertās vōs timōre mortis dēfendet. 2