Dative of Possession

Dative of Possession

Multiple Choice

So far in our Latin career, we have primarily seen what case used to show possession?

• Nominative

• Genitive

• Dative

• Accusative

• Ablative

Here are some examples of Genitive of Possession in English

We see the king's beautiful daughters.

The general's troops are very brave.

The kingdom of the queen is very large.

Draw

Circle the word in each sentence that would be in the genitive case (genitive of possession).

Here are some examples of Genitive of Possession in Latin

librum puellae vidisti.

vulnera militum erant saevissima.

Hercules in fines Aegyptiorum venit.

Draw

Circle the word in each sentence that would be in the genitive case (genitive of possession).

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Now translate the sentences into Latin.

Multiple Choice

Which word is a dative of possession?

casa erat Cornelio.

• casa

• erat

• Cornelio

Multiple Choice

Which word is a dative of possession?

agnus parvus erat Mariae.

• agnus

• erat

• parvus

• Mariae

Multiple Choice

Which word is a dative of possession?

est liber mihi.

• est

• liber

• mihi

Multiple Choice

Which word is a dative of possession?

Hydrae novem erant capita.

• Hydrae

• erant

• capita

• novem

Open Ended

Translate the following sentence into English. You can use either the literal translation or the more idiomatic one.

1. casa erat Cornelio. 

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Translate the following sentence into English. You can use either the literal translation or the more idiomatic one.

2. agnus parvus erat Mariae. (agnus, agni m. - lamb)

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Translate the following sentence into English. You can use either the literal translation or the more idiomatic one.

3. liber mihi est. 

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Translate the following sentence into English. You can use either the literal translation or the more idiomatic one.

4. Hydrae novem erant capita. (hydra, hydrae f. - Hydra; novem - nine)

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