Expertlatin
- What is an example of accusative with infinitive in Latin?
- What type of subject is found in an infinitival clause?
- What is the subject accusative?
- What is an example of accusative case?
What is an example of accusative with infinitive in Latin?
Rather, an accusative subject is used with an infinitive to develop the appropriate meaning. For example, translating the aforementioned example into Latin: Iūlia dīcit sē bonam discipulam esse. literally: 'Julia says herself to be a good student.
What type of subject is found in an infinitival clause?
The subject of an infinitive clause is expressed as [for + noun] (accusative pronoun). The person mentioned after the subordinator for is the "doer" of the activity in the infinitive clause. For me to speak five languages well.
What is the subject accusative?
The accusative case is a grammatical case for nouns and pronouns. It shows the relationship of a direct object to a verb. A direct object is the recipient of a verb. The subject of the sentence does something to the direct object, and the direct object is placed after the verb in a sentence.
What is an example of accusative case?
For example, the pronoun they, as the subject of a clause, is in the nominative case ("They wrote a book"); but if the pronoun is instead the object of the verb, it is in the accusative case and they becomes them (“Fred greeted them").
