Stage 14

Let’s look at these sentences which we’ve seen in Stage 14:◦ 1. Rufilla ornatrices e cubliculo dimittit.

Rufilla sends the hairdressers from the room.

◦ 2. ego ad hanc villam venire nolebam. I did not want to come to this house.

◦ 3. ubi in urbe habitabamus, cotidie ad me veniebas. When we were living in the city, daily you came to me.

The underlined phrases are called prepositional phrases.

Prepositional phrases are phrases that express WHERE.◦ ē cubiculo – from the room◦ ad hanc villam – to this house◦ in urbe – in the city◦ ad me – to me

They are a combination of a preposition and a noun in the accusative or ablative case.

Some prepositions use only nouns in the accusative case. ◦ ad – to, towards, at◦ apud – among, at the house of◦ per – through or along◦ prope – near◦ (circum - around)

The accusative likes motion towards or proximity.

Some prepositions only take nouns in the ablative case:◦ ā/ab – from, by◦ cum - with◦ de – from, down from; about◦ ē/ex – from, out of◦ pro – in front of◦ sine - without◦ sub – under

The ablative likes motion away from or stillness.

Here is a mnemonic to help you remember the prepositional that use the ablative:

Sid Space, The Ablative Astronaut: Sub Sine In Pro Dē Ab/Ā

Cum Ex/Ē

The Latin preposition in can use the accusative or the ablative.

◦ in + accusative = into puer in villam ambulabat.

The boy was walking into the house.

◦ in + ablative = in, on puer in villa stabat.

The boy was standing in the house.

What do the following prepositional phrases mean? What is the case (accusative or ablative) of the noun?

1. ē villā2. in tablino3. ad villam4. prope urbem5. ab urbe6. per ordines7. pro amphoris8. sine amicis9. in tablinum10. dē mercatoribus

What do the following prepositional phrases mean? What is the case (accusative or ablative) of the noun?

1. ē villāfrom the house - ablative

2. in tablinoin the study - ablative

3. ad villamto/towards the house - accusative

4. prope urbemnear the city - accusative

ab urbefrom the city - ablative

What do the following prepositional phrase mean? What is the case (accusative or ablative) of the noun?

6. per ordinesalong the lines - accusative

7. pro amphorisin front of the amphoras - ablative

8. sine amiciswithout friends - ablative

9. in tablinuminto the study - accusative

10. dē mercatoribusabout the merchants - ablative