Lesson VII Dative Case Text pp

Review: Genitive Case The genitive case is used to show possession and is translated with “of.” Casa Marci est magna. The house of Marcus is big. Cibus servorum est parvus. The food of the slaves is small.

First Person Second Person Third Person Amabo Amabis Amabit Ama bimus bitis bunt I will love You will love He/she/it will love We will love Ya’ll will love They will love Future Active Tense Review! (p. 56 in text)

Direct Object Review! Accusative Case A direct object receives the action of the verb. A direct object answers the question what? The girl tells a story. (story=direct object)

Indirect Objects Dative Case An indirect object answers the question to whom? or for whom? an action is done. The mother tells the girl a story. (girl=indirect object) The mother tells a story to the girl.

Find the Direct and Indirect Objects! Remember: the DO tells “what”, the IO tells “to or for whom” The general gave the soldiers an order. The farmer tells the girls a story. The farmer showed the queen the land. WHAT? An order TO WHOM? The soldiers WHAT? A story TO WHOM? The girls WHAT? The land TO WHOM? The queen

Indirect Objects Indirect objects often follow verbs of GIVING, SHOWING, or TELLING. Think of these verbs as “light bulb verbs.” When you see one in a sentence, a “light bulb” should go off in your brain: I should look for an indirect object!

Dative Case: Indirect Objects! In Latin, the dative case is used for indirect objects. You do not use a Latin word for “to” or “for.” Case Singular Plural Nom. -a -ae Gen. -ae -arum Dative -ae -is Acc. -am -as Abl. -ā -is Case Singular Plural Nom. -us -i Gen. -i -orum Dative -o -is Acc. -um -os Abl. -o -is

Indirect Objects Dative Case The mother tells the girl a story. (girl=indirect object) Mother=subject=nominative case girl=indirect object=dative case Story=direct object=accusative case PUELLAE

The farmer shows the queen the food. farmer=subject= nominative case queen=indirect object= dative case food=direct object= accusative case Agricola reginae cibum monstrat.

Quick Review! Find the Dative Indirect Objects! (hint: they might be expressed as a prepositional phrase in Latin class) The soldiers gave service to their country. The teacher showed the students the power point. The doctor reported the findings to the patient. The little girl told her mother a lie.

Quick Review! Find the Dative Indirect Objects! (hint: they might be expressed as a prepositional phrase in Latin class) The soldiers gave service to their country. The teacher showed the students the power point. The doctor reported the findings to the patient. The little girl told her mother a lie.

Time to practice… Fill in the blank “dative” sections at the top of your worksheet. Case Singular Plural Nom. -a -ae Gen. -ae -arum Dative -ae -is Acc. -am -as Abl. -ā -is Case Singular Plural Nom. -us -i Gen. -i -orum Dative -o -is Acc. -um -os Abl. -o -is