ER 12 Uses of the Ablative

Ego dextrā scrībō, sed soror sinistrā scrībit.

_{[dextra, -ae, f.: right hand; sinistra, -ae, f.: left hand]}

• ablative with a preposition

• ablative of accompaniment

• ablative of manner

• ablative of means

• ablative of time

Nōs nāve iter facimus.

_{[nāvis, nāvis, f.: ship; iter: journey]}

• ablative with a preposition

• ablative of accompaniment

• ablative of manner

• ablative of means

• ablative of time

Puella mediā nocte ē cubiculō in agrōs ambulat.

_{[media: the middle of; nox, noctis, f.: night]}

• ablative with a preposition

• ablative of accompaniment

• ablative of manner

• ablative of means

• ablative of time

Paucīs diēbus necesse est discēdere.

_{[paucī: a few; dies: day]}

• ablative with a preposition

• ablative of accompaniment

• ablative of manner

• ablative of means

• ablative of time

Decimā hōrā servī adhūc labōrant.

_{[decimā: tenth]}

• ablative with a preposition

• ablative of accompaniment

• ablative of manner

• ablative of means

• ablative of time

Cornēlia aestāte in vīllā rūsticā habitat.

_{[aestās, aestātis, f.: summer]}

• ablative with a preposition

• ablative of accompaniment

• ablative of manner

• ablative of means

• ablative of time

Ancilla tunicās magnā cum dīligentiā lavat.

_{[dīligentia, -ae, f.: diligence, care; lavō, lavāre: to wash]}

• ablative with a preposition

• ablative of accompaniment

• ablative of manner

• ablative of means

• ablative of time

Vīlicus cum cēterīs servīs dominum arripit.

_{[cēterīs: other]}

• ablative with a preposition

• ablative of accompaniment

• ablative of manner

• ablative of means

• ablative of time

Vīlicus dominum magnō cum rōbore arripit.

_{[rōbur, rōboris, n.: strength]}

• ablative with a preposition

• ablative of accomopaniment

• ablative of manner

• ablative of means

• ablative of time

Vīlicus cum cēterīs servīs dominum arripit.

_{[cēterīs: other]}

• ablative with a preposition

• ablative of accompaniment

• ablative of manner

• ablative of means

• ablative of time