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Key learning points

  1. In this lesson, we will look at tips for how to recognise the different cases and translate sentences containing nouns in multiple cases.

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9 Questions

Q1.
1. How do you translate the genitive?
by, with, from
Correct answer: of
to, for
Q2.
1. How do you translate the dative?
by, with, from
of
Correct answer: to, for
Q3.
1. How do you translate the ablative?
Correct answer: by, with, from
of
to, for
Q4.
2. When used in time phrases, how do you translate the ablative?
for
Correct answer: in, at, on
Q5.
3. Which THREE of these nouns are in the ablative case?
Correct answer: gladio
gladium
Correct answer: nocte
noctes
Correct answer: verbis
verborum
Q6.
4. What does 'gladio' mean?
of a sword
Correct answer: with a sword
Q7.
5. What does 'illo tempore' mean?
Correct answer: at that time
that time
Q8.
6. What does the following sentence mean: rex templum igni petivit?
The king attacked the temple of fire.
Correct answer: The king attacked the temple with fire.
Q9.
7. What does the following sentence mean: mater donum filio dedit?
Correct answer: The mother gave a gift to the son.
The mother gave a gift with the son.
The mother gave the gift of the son.