Lesson VIIDative Case
Text pp. 59-64
Review: Genitive Case
• The genitive case is used to show possession and is translated with “of.”
• Casa Marci est magna.• The house of Marcus is big.• Cibus servorum est parvus.• The food of the slaves is small.
First Person
Second
Person
Third Person
Ama bo
Ama bis
Ama bit
Ama
Ama
Ama
bimus
bitis
bunt
I will love
You will love
He/she/it will love
We will
love
Ya’ll will love
They will love
Future Active Tense Review!
(p. 56 in text)
Direct Object Review!Accusative Case
• A direct object receives the action of the verb.• A direct object answers the question what?• The girl tells a story. (story=direct object)
Indirect ObjectsDative Case
• An indirect object answers the question to whom? or for whom? an action is done.
• The mother tells the girl a story. (girl=indirect object)
• The mother tells a story to the girl.
Find the Direct and Indirect Objects!Remember: the DO tells “what” ,
the IO tells “to or for whom”
• The general gave the soldiers an order.
• The farmer tells the girls a story.
• The farmer showed the queen the land.
• WHAT? An order• TO WHOM? The
soldiers
• WHAT? A story• TO WHOM? The girls
• WHAT? The land• TO WHOM? The queen
Indirect Objects
• Indirect objects often follow verbs of GIVING, SHOWING, or TELLING.
• Think of these verbs as “light bulb verbs.” • When you see one in a sentence, a “light
bulb” should go off in your brain: I should look for an indirect object!
Dative Case: Indirect Objects!
• In Latin, the dative case is used for indirect objects. You do not use a Latin word for “to” or “for.”
Case Singular Plural
Nom. -a -aeGen. -ae -arumDative -ae -isAcc. -am -asAbl. -ā -is
Case Singular Plural
Nom. -us -iGen. -i -orumDative -o -isAcc. -um -osAbl. -o -is
Indirect ObjectsDative Case
• The mother tells the girl a story. (girl=indirect object)
Mother=subject=nominative case
girl=indirect object=dative case
Story=direct object=accusative case
PUELLAE
The farmer shows the queen the food.
farmer=subject=nominative case
queen=indirect object=
dative case
food=direct object=accusative case
Agricola reginae cibum monstrat.
Quick Review! Find the Dative Indirect Objects!(hint: they might be expressed as a prepositional phrase
in Latin class)• The soldiers gave service to their country.• The teacher showed the students the power
point.• The doctor reported the findings to the
patient.• The little girl told her mother a lie.
Quick Review! Find the Dative Indirect Objects!(hint: they might be expressed as a prepositional phrase
in Latin class)• The soldiers gave service to their country.• The teacher showed the students the power
point.• The doctor reported the findings to the
patient.• The little girl told her mother a lie.
Time to practice…
• Fill in the blank “dative” sections at the top of your worksheet.
Case Singular Plural
Nom. -a -aeGen. -ae -arumDative -ae -isAcc. -am -asAbl. -ā -is
Case Singular Plural
Nom. -us -iGen. -i -orumDative -o -isAcc. -um -osAbl. -o -is
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