Expertlatin
- What is the difference between dative and ablative?
- What is a partitive genitive?
- What is the ablative of means?
- What is the genitive of possession in Latin?
What is the difference between dative and ablative?
For example, the dative case is used to show indirect objects, or “to/for” expressions, and the ablative case is used to express means, manner, place, or time, and frequently without a preposition.
What is a partitive genitive?
Partitive Genitive.
This category specifies that the genitive is used for the larger whole of which something is a part. The simplest example is pars civitatis = "part of the state." Here, of course, the state (civitas) is the whole, and this "party" is the part (pars).
What is the ablative of means?
Some uses of the ablative descend from the Proto-Indo-European instrumental case. Ablative of instrument or of means marks the means by which an action is carried out: oculīs vidēre, "to see with the eyes". This is equivalent to the instrumental case found in some other languages.
What is the genitive of possession in Latin?
Possessive Genitive
The fundamental use of the genitive in Latin is to indicate possession. In English, we show possession by adding 's (apostrophe + S) or a simple apostrophe to a noun. A second option is to say “of [blank]”. In Latin, you don't need any extra words or signs.
