Uses of the Ablative

Uses of the Ablative

by Magistra Johnson

​So far we've learned about...

​​AGENT

​CAUSE

​MEANS

​OOP

Multiple Choice

Which one is an ablative of agent? 

• The king was killed by the farmer

• The king was killed by a rock

• The king was killed with great skill

• The king was killed at first light

• Th king was killed because of great anger

Multiple Choice

Which one is an ablative of cause? 

• The bird was watched by the child. 

• The child watched the bird with his eyes.

• The child watched the bird in this way

• The child, moved by curiosity,  watched the bird 

• The child watched the bird in the summer.

Multiple Choice

Which one is an ablative of means? 

• The wall was built by the soldiers.

• The soldiers built the wall with their hands.

• The soldiers built the wall with great speed.

• The wall was completed by the soldiers on the sixth day.

• The soldiers built the wall from fear.

​And now: Ablative of Time When

​Tells us:

at what time or within what time frame something happened

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​And now: Ablative of Time When

We can recognize it because:

NIAWOP (no preposition in Latin)

​Time Word (diē, horā, prīma luce, etc.)

​And now: Ablative of Time When

It's translated:

"in ___" (e.g. In the summer I travel)

"on ___" (e.g. I arrived on the 3rd day)

​"at ___" (e.g. Dinner is at the 7th hour)

​"within ___" (e.g. we will finish within the hour)

Multiple Choice

Which one is an ablative of time when? 

• The king was killed by the farmer

• The king was killed by a rock

• The king was killed with great skill

• The king was killed at first light

• Th king was killed because of great anger

Multiple Choice

Which one is an ablative of time when? 

• The bird was watched by the child. 

• The child watched the bird with his eyes.

• The child watched the bird in this way

• The child, moved by curiosity,  watched the bird 

• The child watched the bird in the summer.

Multiple Choice

Which one is an ablative of time when? 

• The wall was built by the soldiers.

• The soldiers built the wall with their hands.

• The soldiers built the wall with great speed.

• The wall was completed by the soldiers on the sixth day.

• The soldiers built the wall from fear.

Multiple Choice

Translate: pueri a villa septima hora discederant.

• The boys had left the house at the seventh hour

• The boys had left the house with seven hours to go

• The boys had left the house for seven hours

Multiple Choice

decem mensibus liberi libros viginti legerunt.

• The children were reading books for ten months.

• The children read twenty books in ten months.

• The children read twenty books after the tenth month

• Ten months was enough time for the children to read twenty books

Poll

I understand how to identify the ablative of time when. 

• Yes!

• No

• I have a question.

Poll

I understand how to translate the ablative of time when. 

• Yes!

• No

• I have a question.

That's all for B level!

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Two more!

​Ablative of Manner

Ablative of Accompaniment ​

Poll

Based on it's name, what do you think the ablatiave of manner tells us?

• In what way something is done

• With whom something is done

• In what respect something is true

• in what place something happens

Poll

Based on it's name, what do you think the ablatiave of accompaniment tells us?

• In what way something is done

• With whom something is done

• In what respect something is true

• in what place something happens

​Ablative of Manner

​tells us:

in what way (manner) something is done

​(basically equivalent to an adverb - cum celeritate, "with speed" = quickly)

​Ablative of Accompaniment

​tells us:

with whom something is done

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​Manner & Accompaniment

both usually have cum or sine as prep

• ​but prep can be left out sometimes for manner, especially if there's an adjective

​

Manner: abstract noun ​

Accompaniment: person noun

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​Manner & Accompaniment

are translated:

"with ___" or ​"without ___"

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Manner:

Daphne cum celeritate currit

"Daphne runs with great speed"

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Accompaniment:

Acteon cum canibus currit

"Acteon runs with his dogs"

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Multiple Choice

Which one is an ablative of manner? 

• The child watched the bird with his mother 

• The child watched the bird with his eyes.

• The child watched the bird without any fear

• The child, moved by curiosity,  watched the bird 

• The child watched the bird in the summer.

Multiple Choice

Which one is an ablative of accompaniment? 

• The child watched the bird with his mother 

• The child watched the bird with his eyes.

• The child watched the bird witho

• The child, moved by curiosity,  watched the bird 

• The child watched the bird in the summer.

Multiple Choice

Which one is an ablative of manner? 

• The wall was built by the soldiers.

• The soldiers built the wall with their hands.

• The soldiers built the wall with great speed.

• The wall was completed by the soldiers on the sixth day.

• The centurion built the wall with his soldiers.

Multiple Choice

Which one is an ablative of accompaniment? 

• The wall was built by the soldiers.

• The soldiers built the wall with their hands.

• The soldiers built the wall with great speed.

• The wall was completed by the soldiers on the sixth day.

• The centurion built the wall with his soldiers.

Multiple Choice

Which one is an ablative of manner? 

• The king was killed with his guards.

• The king was killed by a rock

• The king was killed with great skill

• The king was killed at first light

• Th king was killed because of great anger

Multiple Choice

Which one is an ablative of accompaniment? 

• The king was killed with his guards

• The king was killed by a rock

• The king was killed with great skill

• The king was killed at first light

• The king was killed because of great anger

Poll

I understand how to identify the ablative of manner.

• Yes

• No

• I have a question

Poll

I understand how to translate the ablative of manner.

• Yes

• No

• I have a question

Poll

I understand how to identify the ablative of accompaniment.

• Yes

• No

• I have a question

Poll

I understand how to translate the ablative of accompaniment.

• Yes

• No

• I have a question