Year 9

The Ablative Case: Useful Words and Phrases

Year 9

The Ablative Case: Useful Words and Phrases

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Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. In this lesson, we will look at a final case, called the ablative.
  2. Of instrument
  3. comparison of adjectives
  4. time phrases (with accusative)
  5. distinguishing all cases (translation lesson also to include genitives, datives and ablatives)

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8 Questions

Q1.
What is the definition of the dative?
Correct answer: Indirect object
Object - receives the verb
Subject - does the verb
Q2.
With what TWO English words do you translate the dative?
Correct answer: for
from
of
Correct answer: to
Q3.
Which THREE of these nouns are in the dative case?
amici
Correct answer: amico
dea
Correct answer: deae
frater
Correct answer: fratri
Q4.
What does 'viro' mean?
of the man
Correct answer: to/for the man
Q5.
What does 'filiis' mean?
to the son
Correct answer: to the sons
Q6.
What does the following sentence mean: vir corpus patri tradidit?
The man handed over the body of the father.
Correct answer: The man handed over the body to the father.
Q7.
What does the following sentence mean: viro respondit?
Correct answer: He replied to the man.
The man replied.
Q8.
(Optional) Which was the most important cause of Hector's death?
Correct answer: Achilles was stronger.
Apollo deserted him.
He finally chose to die bravely.
He was fated to die according to Jupiter's golden scales.
Minerva tricked him.

9 Questions

Q1.
How do you translate the genitive?
by, with, from
Correct answer: of
to, for
Q2.
How do you translate the dative?
by, with, from
of
Correct answer: to, for
Q3.
How do you translate the ablative?
Correct answer: by, with, from
of
to, for
Q4.
When used in time phrases, how do you translate the ablative?
for
Correct answer: in, at, on
Q5.
Which THREE of these nouns are in the ablative case?
Correct answer: gladio
gladium
Correct answer: nocte
noctes
Correct answer: verbis
verborum
Q6.
What does 'gladio' mean?
of a sword
Correct answer: with a sword
Q7.
What does 'illo tempore' mean?
Correct answer: at that time
that time
Q8.
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.
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.