Chapter 6 Grammar

1. Chapter 6 Grammar

2. Dative Case
Singular Plural
1st Declension puellae puellis
2nd Declension
colono
puero
colonis
pueris
3rd Declension regi regibus
ego mihi nobis
tu tibi uobis
There are four uses for the dative case:
1. Indirect Object
2. With Verbs
3. With Verbs of Motion
4. “for”

3. Exercise 6.1
1. bona puella
2. filius carus
3. rex fortis
4. matres laetae
5. omnia litora
6. paruus puer
1. bonae puellae
2. filio caro
3. regi forti
4. matribus laetis
5. omnibus litoribus
6. paruo puero

4. Dative Case Usage
• Indirect Object
Flauius fabulam pueris narrat.
Flavius tells the story to the boys.
OR
Flavius tells the boys a story.

5. Dative Case Usage
• Special Verbs
mihi credite, amici.
Believe me, friends (Give belief to me, friends).
• Verbs of Motion
tibi accedo.
I approach you.
• “for”
femina cenam pueris parat.
The woman prepares dinner for the boys.

6. Exercise 6.2, #1-5
1. da mihi cenam.
2. uobis patris
equum ostendo.
3. tibi omnia dico.
4. princeps arma
regi dat.
5. regina arma ei
reddit.
1. Give the dinner to me.
2. I show the horse of
the father to you all.
3. I say all to you.
4. The prince gives
the arms to the king.
5. The queen returns
the arms to him.

7. Personal Pronouns
• Pronouns replace nouns: memorize the
following chart
Singular Plural
Nominative ego nos
Genitive mei nostri
Dative mihi nobis
Accusative me nos
Ablative me nobis
Nominative tu uos
Genitive tui uestri
Dative tibi uobis
Accusative te uos
Ablative te uobis

8. Irregular Verbs uolo and nolo
uolo I wish nolo I do not wish
uis You wish non uis You do not wish
uult He/She wishes non uult He/She does not wish
uolumus We wish nolumus We do not wish
uultis You all wish non uultis You all do not wish
uolunt They wish nolunt They do not wish
infinitive uelle nolle
imperative singular noli
imperative plural nolite