| 1st declension | 2nd declension | 3rd declension | 4th declension | 5th declension | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dative Singular | ae | ô | î | uî | eî |
| Dative Plural | îs | îs | ibus | ibus | êbus |
| USES | LATIN Example |
ENGLISH Translation |
|---|---|---|
| Indirect Object | Servô libertatem Cicero dedit. | Cicero gave freedom to (his) slave. |
| After Certain Adjectives
aequus, equal; amicus, friendly; gratus, pleasing; similis, like; proximus, nearest; finitimus, neighboring; idoneus, suitable - and their opposites. |
Sextus erat dissimilis Marcô. | Sextus was not like Marcus
dissimilar TO Marcus |
| After Compound Verbs
infero, praeficio, praesum |
Labienus praefuit castrîs. | Labienius was in charge of the camp. |
| After Certain Intransitive Verbs
credo, impero, noceo, pareo, persuadeo, resisto, studeo |
Liberi patrî semper parent. | Children always obey (their) parents. |
| Possession with sum | Mihi nomen est Cornelia. | Cornelia is my name. |
| Agent doing the action of a Gerundive construction | Agendum est mihi. | It must be done by me.
The ablative is used as the agent of a passive voice verb. |
J.Jahnige, May 2004
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