1. Prepositional Phrases & The Ablative Case

2. Prepositional Phrases
Phrases that express the position of a noun.
If the SIDSPACE prepositions are used, it uses the ablative, other prepositions use the accusative.
Prepositional Phrases
The FRAME Routine
Key Topic
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So What? (What’s important to understand about this?)
Prepositions
Prepositions with the Ablative
Prepositions with the Accusative
Essential details
Essential details
Essential details
Preposition: tells the position of the noun it comes before.
in, on, under, into
Latin prepositions take the accusative or the ablative case.
ad hortum
to the garden
in horto
in the garden
The Ablative case is used with the SIDSPACE prepositions.
Sine - without
In – in, on
De – down from, about
Sub - under
Pro - in front of, for
A, Ab - from, away from
Cum - with
E, Ex – out of, from
The Accusative case is used with all other prepositions.
NOTE BENE: When “in” means “into” the accusative case is used.

3. Ablative Endings femina amicus rex feminae amicō regī feminam amicum
Singular
1st Declension (F)
2nd Declension (M)
3rd Declension (M/F)
Nominative
femina
amicus
rex
Dative
feminae
amicō
regī
Accusative
feminam
amicum
regem
Ablative
feminā
rege
Plural
amicī
regēs
feminīs
amicīs
regibus
feminās
amicōs

4. Which case does the preposition use?
Salvius e villa contendit
Bregans pro amphoris stat.
Salvius Quintum in tablinum duxit.
in tablino est armarium elegantissimum.
ego prope urbem habitare volebam.
vilicus per ordines ambulabat.