1. Lesson VII Dative Case
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2. amicus
amici m.
friend

3. littera
litterae f.
letter (of the alphabet);
plural---a letter (mail)

4. praeda
praedae f.
loot, booty

5. gratus, grata, gratum
pleasing, grateful

6. dono, donare, donavi, donatus
give, present to (as a gift)

7. mando, mandare, mandavi, mandatus
entrust, give to (to keep safe)

8. monstro, monstrare, monstravi, monstratus
point out, show to

9. nuntio, nuntiare, nuntiavi, nuntiatus
announce, report to

10. probo, probare, probavi, probatus
test, prove, approve

11. Very Possessive OF her Possessions!
The Noun Kingdom
All MINE!!
The second daughter was Gina Genitive. Now Gina was very selfish. She wanted to possess everything. Her first word was mine
Gina Genitive
Very Possessive OF her Possessions!

12. 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.

13. Future Active Tense Review!
I will love
First Person
We will
love
Ama bo
Ama
bimus
Second
Person
You will love
Ya’ll will love
Ama
bitis
Ama
bis
He/she/it will love
Third Person
They will love
Ama
bit
Ama
bunt
Future Active Tense Review!
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14. amicus
amici m.
friend

15. littera
litterae f.
letter (of the alphabet);
plural---a letter (mail)

16. praeda
praedae f.
loot, booty

17. gratus, grata, gratum
pleasing, grateful

18. dono, donare, donavi, donatus
give, present to (as a gift)

19. mando, mandare, mandavi, mandatus
entrust, give to (to keep safe)

20. monstro, monstrare, monstravi, monstratus
point out, show to

21. nuntio, nuntiare, nuntiavi, nuntiatus
announce, report to

22. probo, probare, probavi, probatus
test, prove, approve

23. was always asking for things INDIRECTLY.
The Noun Kingdom
I love presents!
The third daughter was Dottie Dative. Dottie was a beautiful girl. Everyone loved to give her presents and tell her secrets. Dottie was too much of a lady to ask for objects that she wanted but she was known to drop indirect hints on occasion.
Dottie Dative
was always asking for things INDIRECTLY.
Everyone loved to GIVE her things, SHOW her things and TELL her things.

24. Dative Case: Indirect Objects
A direct object receives the action of the verb.
A direct object answers the question what?
The girl tells a story. (story=direct object)
An indirect object answers the question to whom? or for whom? an action is done.
The girl tells the child a story. (child=indirect object)
The girl tells a story to the child.

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

26. 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!

27. amicus
amici m.
friend

28. littera
litterae f.
letter (of the alphabet);
plural---a letter (mail)

29. praeda
praedae f.
loot, booty

30. gratus, grata, gratum
pleasing, grateful

31. dono, donare, donavi, donatus
give, present to (as a gift)

32. mando, mandare, mandavi, mandatus
entrust, give to (to keep safe)

33. monstro, monstrare, monstravi, monstratus
point out, show to

34. nuntio, nuntiare, nuntiavi, nuntiatus
announce, report to

35. probo, probare, probavi, probatus
test, prove, approve

36. was always asking for things INDIRECTLY.
The Noun Kingdom
I love presents!
The third daughter was Dottie Dative. Dottie was a beautiful girl. Everyone loved to give her presents and tell her secrets. Dottie was too much of a lady to ask for objects that she wanted but she was known to drop indirect hints on occasion.
Dottie Dative
was always asking for things INDIRECTLY.
Everyone loved to GIVE her things, SHOW her things and TELL her things.

37. Dative Case: Translation
Words that end in dative endings can be translated with “to” or “for”.
Case Singular Plural
Nominative (subject) a ae
Genitive (“of”) ae arum
Dative (“to”/ “for”) ae is
Accusative (direct obj.) am as
Ablative a is
Case Sg Pl.
Nom. (subject) us i
Gen. (“of”) i orum
Dat. (“to”/ “for”) o is
Acc. (direct obj.) um os
Abl o is

38. Dative Case: Translation 2 ways to translate!
Puella equo cibum donat.
The girl gives the horse food.
OR The girl gives food to the horse.
Regina agricolae silvam monstrat.
The queen shows the farmer the forest.
OR The queen shows the forest to the farmer.

39. Dative versus “Ad” “ad” means “to, toward, near”
“ad” is not the same “to” as the dative case
“ad” is used to show motion toward something
“ad” is followed by a noun in the accusative case
Ad insulam navigabimus.
We will sail to the island. (toward the island)

40. Datives are used with the light bulb verbs: GIVING, SHOWING, TELLING
Nauta puellae litteras mandat.
The sailor entrusts the letter to the
girl.
“Ad” is used to show motion toward something.
Nauta ad puellam ambulat.
The sailor walks to (toward) the girl.

41. Things to Remember… The dative case is the following endings:
-AE, -O, -IS
The dative case is translated with “to” or “for”
The dative case is used for indirect objects
Do not use “ad” (to, toward) with datives
Light bulb verbs often use datives: giving, showing, telling

42. amicus
amici m.
friend

43. littera
litterae f.
letter (of the alphabet);
plural---a letter (mail)

44. praeda
praedae f.
loot, booty

45. gratus, grata, gratum
pleasing, grateful

46. dono, donare, donavi, donatus
give, present to (as a gift)

47. mando, mandare, mandavi, mandatus
entrust, give to (to keep safe)

48. monstro, monstrare, monstravi, monstratus
point out, show to

49. nuntio, nuntiare, nuntiavi, nuntiatus
announce, report to

50. probo, probare, probavi, probatus
test, prove, approve