Dative Case in Latin

Dative Case

The golden apple was engraved with a word in the dative case. The Latin translation of the Greek is:
formossimae= to the prettiest

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​Formossimae

​Dative Endings

Match

Match the following dative singular forms with their declension

• Prima

• Secunda

• Tertia

ae

o

i

• ae

• o

• i

Juppiter Paridi malum aureum dat.

​Latin

Jupiter gives Paris the golden apple.

​English

Dative Use= Indirect Object

Dative answers the question: CUI?

​Cui= to whom?

Cui Iuppiter malum aureum dat? To whom does Jupiter give the golden apple?

Iuppiter Paridi malum aureum dat. Jupiter gives Paris the golden apple.

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To whom does Paris give the apple?

​Cui Paris malum dat?

Paris gives Venus the apple.

​​Paris Veneri malum dat.

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Options (3)

Juno

Paris

kingdom

Juno offers Paris a kingdom. Sort the nouns in this sentence by parts of speech

Nominative Subject

Dative Indirect Object

Accusative Direct Object

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Options (3)

Minerva

Paris

Army

Minerva promises Paris an army. Sort the nouns in the sentence by case

Nominative Subject

Dative Indirect Object

Accusative Direct Object

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Options (4)

Paris

Venus

apple

Paris gives the apple to Venus. Sort the nouns in the sentence by case

Nominative Subject

Dative Indirect Object

Accusative Direct Object

Match

Match the following

• subject

• direct object

• indirect object

Does action of verb

what is being verbed

receiver

• Does action of verb

• what is being verbed

• receiver

Match

Match the following

• subject

• direct object

• indirect object

nominative

accusative case

dative case

• nominative

• accusative case

• dative case