Cap. VI – Viae Rōmānae

Praepositiōnēs + accūsātīvus

• Ad – to or towards• Ante – before, ahead of, in front of• Apud – with, at the home of• Circum – around• Inter – between, among• Per – through• Post – after, behind• Prope – near, almost

Whither & Whence

• Quō = to where, whither• Unde = from where, whence

Exemplōrum grātiā:• Quō it is? Is adit ad vīllam suam.• Unde it is? Is abit ab oppidō.

Motion to & from Cities, Towns and Small Islands

• No ad or ab needed when motion is to or from a named city, town or small island.

Exemplī grātiā:• Cornēlius Rōmā Tūsculum it.

Cornelius is going from Rome to Tusculum.

(the name for this is “ablative of separation”)

Locative Case – Place Where

• For cities, towns and small islands, to “locate” someone or something, just use Locative case without in.

• Forms: same as singulāris genetīvus for 1st & 2nd Decl. Nouns.

• Cornēlius est Rōmae. Cornelius is in Rome.

• Iūlius et servī eius Tusculī sunt. Julius and his slaves are at Tusculum.

Active & Passive Verb Forms

• Mārcus Iūliam pulsat = Iūlia pulsātur ā Mārcō.

Active Passive1. vocat vocātur

vocant vocantur2. videt vidētur

vident videntur3. pōnit pōnitur

pōnunt pōnuntur4. audit audītur

audiunt audiuntur

Abl. of agent/of instrument

• Personal agent is expressed by ā/ab:E.g., Iūlius ā quattuor servīs vehitur.

• Means or instrument is expressed by the ablative without a preposition.E.g., Cornēlius equō vehitur.

Iūlius lectīcā portātur.