Expertlatin
- What is the function of the dative case in Latin?
- What is an example of dative case?
- What is the dative case in Latin examples?
- What is dative pronoun?
What is the function of the dative case in Latin?
In Latin the dative has two classes of meanings. The dative denotes an object not as caused by the action, or directly affected by it (like the accusative), but as reciprocally sharing in the action or receiving it consciously or actively.
What is an example of dative case?
Noun. They gave gifts to the sailors. They give water to the plants. They gave the sailors gifts.
What is the dative case in Latin examples?
In grammar, the dative case (abbreviated dat, or sometimes d when it is a core argument) is a grammatical case used in some languages to indicate the recipient or beneficiary of an action, as in "Maria Jacobo potum dedit", Latin for "Maria gave Jacob a drink".
What is dative pronoun?
A personal dative is a pronoun that occurs immediately after a verb whose subject and pronoun are coreferential &em; they refer to the same person. For example, in the following sentences, them and me are personal datives that are coreferential with they and I, respectively: 1) a. They bought them a car.
