Ablative Case

Ablative Case

• The ablative case is used for prepositional phrases and many types of phrases that translate into English as prepositional phrases

• The prepositions in Latin that take the Ablative case are: sub, in (when it means in or on), de, sine, pro, a/ab, cum, e/ex. You may remember these via the acronymn SID SPACE

Prepositional Phrases with Ablative Case

• sub arbore under the tree• in villā in the country house in viā on the road• de arbore down from the tree• de matre about the mother• sine librīs without books• pro amico in front of the friend pro amico for the friend• a/ab ab urbe from the city a arbore from the tree• cum cum amicīs with the friends• e/ex ex arbore out of the tree e villā out of the country

house

Ablative Case Endings

• First Declension Singular: -ā• First Declension Plural: -īs• Second Declension Singular: -o• Second Declension Plural: -īs• Third Declension Singular: -e• Third Declension Plural: -ibus

Prepositions with Accusative Case

Besides SID SPACE, all other prepositions take the Accusative Case:ad: to, toward ad villamapud: at the house of, in front of, before apud arborem

per: through per silvamprope: near prope villam