1. UNDERSTANDING DATIVES

2. -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

4. 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’)

7. 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.

8. Pronouns have cases too!
Nominative
Dative
Accusative
ego
mihi me tu
tibi te
nos
nobis
vos
vobis

9. Pronouns have cases too!
Nominative
Dative
Accusative
ego
mihi me tu
tibi te
nos
nobis
vos
vobis