| A | B |
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| Nominativus 1 | subject of the sentence |
| Nominativus 2 | Predicate nominative |
| Definition: predicate nominative | a noun that renames the subject, after a verb of being like est, fit or videtur in Latin |
| Genitivus 1 | possession |
| Genitivus 2 | part of a whole--often numbers or words that imply a part of a whole like pars, satis, pauci, in Latin. |
| Genitivus 3 | the object of another noun that implies action, like amor patriae (love of country) |
| Genitivus 4 | characteristic, like vir virtutis magnae: a man of great courage |
| Dativus 1 | indirect object |
| Defintition: indirect object | indicates to or for whom something is being done; in a sentence with a direct object; often translated in English with the words "to" or "for" |
| Dativus 2 | With certain verbs that take the dative case--often verbs that imply a relationship |
| Dativus 3 | Used with the future passive particple to express the agent, translated with the words "by": puero faciendum est: it ought to be done by the boy |
| Dativus 4` | With certain adjectives that imply a relationship: populo carus est--he is dear to the people. |
| Dativus 5 | In certain phrases with forms of the verb est: puer magno auxiolio est--the boy is as a great help. |
| Dativus 6 | with est = possession: nomen mihi est Marcus. |
| Accusativus 1 | The direct object of an active verb |
| Accusativus 2 | with certain prepositions |
| Accusativus 3 | Indicating an extend of time: quattuor horas--for four hours |
| Accusativus 4 | as the objects of certain prepositions: per, in, ad, apud, super |
| Accusativus 5 | As the object of an infinitive after a head verb |
| Ablativus 1 | without a preposition, indicating means: by or with or how something was done |
| Ablativus 2 | As object of certain prepositions: cum, in, sub, ab, de, ex |
| Ablativus 3 | without a preposition, indicating "from" indicating the origin of something or separation from something |
| Ablativus 4 | Description of qualities, especially physcial: vir magna virtute--a man of great courage (compare with genitive of description) |
| Ablativus 5 | Indicating a time at which something happens: tertio die--on the third day |
| Ablativus 6 | in comparisons when quam is not used |
| Ablativus 7 | Indicates price or measurement |
| Ablativus 8 | Indicates the extent by which two things are different: Marcus multo maior est quam Sextus--Marcus is larger by much than Sextus (much larger). |
| Ablativus 9 | phrase made up of a noun/pronoun and an adjective/participle or second noun ALL in the ablative case: Caesare duce--With Caesar as leader |
