Lesson VIIDative Case

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Review: Genitive Case

• The genitive case is used to show possession and is translated with “of.”

• Casa Marci est magna.• The house of Marcus is big.• Cibus servorum est parvus.• The food of the slaves is small.

First Person

Second

Person

Third Person

Ama bo

Ama bis

Ama bit

Ama

Ama

Ama

bimus

bitis

bunt

I will love

You will love

He/she/it will love

We will

love

Ya’ll will love

They will love

Future Active Tense Review!

(p. 56 in text)

Direct Object Review!Accusative Case

• A direct object receives the action of the verb.• A direct object answers the question what?• The girl tells a story. (story=direct object)

Indirect ObjectsDative Case

• An indirect object answers the question to whom? or for whom? an action is done.

• The mother tells the girl a story. (girl=indirect object)

• The mother tells a story to the girl.

Find the Direct and Indirect Objects!Remember: the DO tells “what” ,

the IO tells “to or for whom”

• The general gave the soldiers an order.

• The farmer tells the girls a story.

• The farmer showed the queen the land.

• WHAT? An order• TO WHOM? The

soldiers

• WHAT? A story• TO WHOM? The girls

• WHAT? The land• TO WHOM? The queen

Indirect Objects

• Indirect objects often follow verbs of GIVING, SHOWING, or TELLING.

• Think of these verbs as “light bulb verbs.” • When you see one in a sentence, a “light

bulb” should go off in your brain: I should look for an indirect object!

Dative Case: Indirect Objects!

• In Latin, the dative case is used for indirect objects. You do not use a Latin word for “to” or “for.”

Case Singular Plural

Nom. -a -aeGen. -ae -arumDative -ae -isAcc. -am -asAbl. -ā -is

Case Singular Plural

Nom. -us -iGen. -i -orumDative -o -isAcc. -um -osAbl. -o -is

Indirect ObjectsDative Case

• The mother tells the girl a story. (girl=indirect object)

Mother=subject=nominative case

girl=indirect object=dative case

Story=direct object=accusative case

PUELLAE

The farmer shows the queen the food.

farmer=subject=nominative case

queen=indirect object=

dative case

food=direct object=accusative case

Agricola reginae cibum monstrat.

Quick Review! Find the Dative Indirect Objects!(hint: they might be expressed as a prepositional phrase

in Latin class)• The soldiers gave service to their country.• The teacher showed the students the power

point.• The doctor reported the findings to the

patient.• The little girl told her mother a lie.

Quick Review! Find the Dative Indirect Objects!(hint: they might be expressed as a prepositional phrase

in Latin class)• The soldiers gave service to their country.• The teacher showed the students the power

point.• The doctor reported the findings to the

patient.• The little girl told her mother a lie.

Time to practice…

• Fill in the blank “dative” sections at the top of your worksheet.

Case Singular Plural

Nom. -a -aeGen. -ae -arumDative -ae -isAcc. -am -asAbl. -ā -is

Case Singular Plural

Nom. -us -iGen. -i -orumDative -o -isAcc. -um -osAbl. -o -is