| A | B |
| Ablative of place where. | He is sitting in the garden. (in horto sedet.) |
| Ablative of time when. | He went to school at dawn. (ad ludlum prima luce vEnit) |
| Ablative of time within which. | We will go within one hour. (unA horA ibimus) |
| Ablative of means or instrument. | He was wounded by a sword. (gladio vulneratus est.) |
| Ablative of accompaniment | I am going with my friends. (cum meIs amicIs eo.) |
| Ablative of manner | He finished with the highest honor. (summa cum laude confecit) |
| Ablative of place from which | We were walking from the town. (ex oppido ambulabamus) |
| Ablative of separation | They freed me from fear. (me metU liberaverunt) |
| Ablative of agent | This was done by me. (hoc a mE agebatur) |
| Ablative of comparison | My grade is higher than yours. (Meus gradus est altior tuo) |
| Ablative of degree of difference. | My grade is a little higher. (meus gradus est paulo altior) |
| Ablative of cause | I am sick because of the heat. (sum aeger calore) |
| Ablative of description | there is a lion of great ferocity. (est leo magno feroce) |
| Ablative of price | That is one denarius. (ille est uno denario) |