UNDERSTANDING DATIVES
-a -us -um -ae -ī -is -o -i -am -em -ēs -ibus -ās -ōs (various) 1st 2nd 3rd NOMINATIVE -a -us -um (various) GENITIVE -ae -ī -is DATIVE -o -i ACCUSATIVE -am -em ABLATIVE -ēs -ibus -ās -ōs SINGULAR PLURAL
Verbs that take Dative Objects: faveo, favere, favi, fautum to favor, support (literally, “give favor/support to”) credo, credere, credidi, creditum to believe (“to give belief/trust to”) placeo, placere, placui, placitum to please (‘to be pleasing to’) respondeo, respondere, respondi, responsum to respond/reply (‘to respond/reply to’)
mercator servo respondet. tu mihi non credis. 1. Grumio favors Melissa. 2. The merchant responds to slave. 3. You do not trust me. Grumio Melissae favet. mercator servo respondet. tu mihi non credis.
Pronouns have cases too! Nominative Dative Accusative ego mihi me tu tibi te nos nobis vos vobis
Pronouns have cases too! Nominative Dative Accusative ego mihi me tu tibi te nos nobis vos vobis