Expertlatin
- How do you express time duration?
- What is the accusative of time duration?
- What is the ablative duration of time?
- What is an example of ablative of time?
How do you express time duration?
In English, we usually describe the duration of an action by saying [ for + Time-Duration-Phrase ] at the end of the sentence. We usually use [ “how long” or “how many” + minutes/hours/days etc. ] to ask about the duration of an action. He ran for 20 minutes. I study French for two hours every night.
What is the accusative of time duration?
The accusative case is used to indicate the extent (of space) and the duration (of time): nec unum diem remoratus est = "and he did not wait for one day." tria milia passuum processit = "he advanced three miles." By extension, the accusative is also used to give dimensions (how high, wide and deep something is).
What is the ablative duration of time?
Time: the ablative of time is used to indicate 1) a point in time at which something happens, 2) a period of time during which something happens: this is similar to the accusative case and is found more frequently with negative verbs (it did not happen within this time span) than with positive verbs (it happened during ...
What is an example of ablative of time?
The time when or within which an action occurred. E.g. aestāte, “in summer”; eō tempore, “at that time”; Paucīs hōrīs id faciet, “within a few hours he will do it.”
