Expertlatin
Does in take the ablative?
New grammar
“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.
Is in ablative in Latin?
In Latin grammar, the ablative case (cāsus ablātīvus) is one of the six cases of nouns. Traditionally, it is the sixth case (cāsus sextus, cāsus latīnus). It has forms and functions derived from the Proto-Indo-European ablative, instrumental, and locative.
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.
