Handout (due 8.

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Which case is used to express...
...the recipient of the verbal action? Accusative
... someone of something which is indirectly affected by the verbal action (such as the
person to whom something is given)? Dative
... the performer of the verbal action? Nominative
... adverbial information about the verbal action? Ablative
... ownership or possession of another noun in the sentence (usually translated with the
English preposition of)? Genitive
... the person to whom the statement is directly addressed? Vocative
Identify the case of the following nouns (give multiple answers where appopriate)
fortnam

acc.sg.

vtru
m

gen.pl.

abl.sg.

fmam

acc.sg.

pecnis

acc.pl.

pota

nom./voc.sg.

nautae
gen.sg., dat.sg., nom./voc.pl.
poens dat./abl.pl.
Identify the number of the following nouns (give multiple answers where appopriate)
nauts

acc.pl.

pecnis

dat./abl.pl.

ram

acc.sg.

sententiru
m

gen.pl.

vtae

gen.sg., dat.sg., nom./voc.pl. frma

nom./voc.sg.

Translate the following sentences into English and identify the case of the underlined words:
1: Salvte, nautae!
Greetings, O sailors! (voc.pl.)
2: Patriam nn laudat.
He is not praising [his] fatherland. (acc.sg.)
3: Pota patriam nn laudat.
The poet does not praise [his] fatherland. (nom.sg.)
4: Dbmus dare pecniam potae.
We ought to give money to the poet. (dat.sg.)
5: Puella pecniam pots nn dat.
The is not giving money to the poets. (nom.sg.)
6: ra nautae m terret.
The anger of the sailor terrifies me. (gen.sg.)
7: Sine r potam voc.
Without anger, I call the poet. (acc.sg.)
8: Sine r pota m vocat.
The poet, without anger, is calling me. (abl.sg.)
9: Vtam potrum laudre dbmus?
Ought we to praise the life of poets? (gen.pl.)
10: Patria m nn amat sed meam patriam am.
The fatherland does not love me,
but I love my fatherland. (acc.sg.)