DATIVE CASE INDIRECT OBJECTS SOME ADJECTIVES

She gives the girl the money. They show the slave the water We entrust the money to the friends. I shall announce the queen to the farmers. What do you notice about these sentences? What kind of action is there? What is the direct object? Are there two?

She gives the girl the money. They show the slave the water We entrust the money to the friends. I shall announce the queen to the farmers. Why are these words highlighted? Can you reword the first two sentences? How do you think Latin will deal with this?

With verbs of giving, showing, telling, entrusting there will almost always be an indirect object. Very often, there will be both an indirect object and a direct object. The direct object is the thing effected, or the primary goal or object of the action of the verb. The indirect object is the secondary or indirect effect of the action of the verb. It almost always in this circumstance denotes personal interest.

Of course, Latin uses endings to denote the indirect object. These endings are the endings of the DATIVE CASE.

She gives the girl the money. They show the slave the water We entrust the money to the friends. I shall announce the queen to the farmers. Puellae pecuniam donat. Servo aquam monstrant. Amicis pecuniam mandamus. Agricolis reginam nuntiabo.

This lesson also has an adjective that takes the DATIVE CASE. That adjective is GRATUS, GRATA, GRATUM pleasing, grateful The water is pleasing to the sailor. E.G.: Aqua grata nautae est.