Expertlatin
Accusative (accusativus): Direct object of the verb and object with many prepositions. Ablative (ablativus): Used to show means, manner, place, and other circumstances. Usually translated by the objective with the prepositions "from, by, with, in, at."
- What is the difference between ablative and accusative?
- What is the ablative case used for?
- How do you know if a case is ablative?
- Does in take accusative or ablative?
What is the difference between ablative and accusative?
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“In” with the accusative means into, onto, against... it has the idea of forward motion, whereas “in” with the ablative denotes simply position, in or on. “Sub” can also take both cases.
What is the ablative case used for?
(grammar) A noun case used in some languages to indicate movement away from something, removal, separation. In English grammar, it corresponds roughly to the use in English of prepositions "of", "from", "away from", and "concerning".
How do you know if a case is ablative?
The ablative after prepositions of place or time denotes location in place and time. This is to be distinguished from the accusative after the same preposition which indicates motion into, down under, toward, etc.
Does in take accusative or ablative?
The preposition in is one of a number of prepositions in Latin that can take both the accusative case and the ablative case. In the accusative, it can mean into, against, etc. and in the ablative, it can mean either in, at, on, or upon.
