Dative

Is this a dative of reference? Can it be translated as of?'

Is this a dative of reference? Can it be translated as of?'
  1. What is a dative of reference?
  2. How do you translate a dative case?
  3. How is the dative case translated in Latin?
  4. What is an example of dative?

What is a dative of reference?

The dative of reference indicates the person (or thing) for whose benefit or for whose advantage something is done.

How do you translate a dative case?

The most useful and common translation of the dative case into English is with the preposition "for".

How is the dative case translated in Latin?

"Dative" comes from Latin cāsus datīvus ("case for giving"), a translation of Greek δοτικὴ πτῶσις, dotikē ptôsis ("inflection for giving"). Dionysius Thrax in his Art of Grammar also refers to it as epistaltikḗ "for sending (a letter)", from the verb epistéllō "send to", a word from the same root as epistle.

What is an example of dative?

Noun. They gave gifts to the sailors. They give water to the plants. They gave the sailors gifts.

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