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DATIVE CASE USE IN TWO MINUTES
LATIN VERBS THAT MAY SIGNAL USE OFTHE DATIVE CASE:GIVING
do, dare - to give (give to someone)
(NB dedit he gave/has given unpredictable perfect)trado, tradere
to hand over (hand over to someone)
SHOWINGmonstro, monstrare - to show (show to someone)
(we derive demonstrate from monstro)ostendo, ostendere - to show
(show to someone)
TELLINGdico, dicere - to say, to tell (dxit he said) (say to
someone)
narro, narrare - to narrate, to tell (tell to someone)nnti,
nntire to announce (announce to someone)respondeo, respond re - to
respond, to answer (respond to someone)
Be on high alert for these verbs. They will probably be followed
by a direct object (accusative)and an indirect object (dative).
Mark them by using an arrow as an underline.
E.g.: 1. Librum sorori dabat. He was giving the book to [his]
sister.
2. Cibum viro dabo. I will give the food to [my] husband.
3. Equum agricolae dedit. He gave the horse to the farmer.
4. Fabulas fratribus narrabamus. We used to tell stories to
[our] brothers.
5. Filiis fabulas narrabunt. They will tell stories to [their]
daughters.
6. Narravistine malam fabulam Marco?Did you tell the bad story
to Marcus?
7. Veritatem mihi dicet. He will tell the truth to me.
CSKCDSNLE Review--6/2/2008p. 1
When youGIVE
SHOWor TELL
SOMETHING TO or FORSOMEBODY
DATIVE INDIRECT OBJECT!
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stylus, -i (m) pencil agricola, -ae (m) farmer pulcher, pulcrha,
pulchrum - beautifulmerctor, -oris (m) -merchant pecunia, -ae (f)
money trd, trdere hand overlna, -ae (f) moon caelum, -i (n) sky
centri, -onis (m) centurionsignum, -i (n) signal mls, mlitis (m)
soldier nnti, nntire to announcenauta, -ae (m) sailor mare, maris
(n) sea magister, -r (m) teacher (m)lber, lbr (m) book Deus, -i (m)
God vta, -ae (f) - life
Mark up and translate. Use an arrow under each dative.Use the
word-bank below for new vocabulary often found on the National
Latin Exam.NB there are verbs in the present, imperfect and perfect
tenses.
1. Mter
stylum Flviae dat.
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2. Agrcola pulchrum equum amc monstrbat.
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3. Merctor pecuniam serv trdit.
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4. Pater lnam in cael puer monstrvit.
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5. Centri signum mlitibus dedit.
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6. Dominus laborem servs nntibat.
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7. Nauta mare mlit monstrat.
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8. Mls terram nautae monstrbat.
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9. Magister lbrs discipulis dabat.
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10. Deus nobis vtam dedit.
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CSKCDSNLE Review--6/2/2008p. 3
Dative endings: 1 st decl -ae/-s; 2 nd decl -/s ; 3rd decl
-/-ibus
