Suburani 09 Intro to Dative Case

Last updated 5 months ago

4 Nsɛmmisa

In this lesson, you are being introduced to a new case called the dative.

The dative is translated into English with the words "to" or "for."

The word dative comes from the Latin verb dō, dare, dedī, datus: to give, because the dative is best translated as "to" or "for," and the verb dō, dare, dedī, datus very often has a dative noun with it.

For example:

gladium mīlitī dedī.
I gave a sword to the soldier.

Let's look at some more examples below.

Translate the underlined word, which is in the dative case, to complete the sentence:

veterānī nūntiō epistulam trādidērunt.

The veterans handed the letter .

vocabulary help:

nūntius, nūntiī, m.: messenger

Suburani 09 Intro to Dative Case

Last updated 5 months ago

4 Nsɛmmisa

In this lesson, you are being introduced to a new case called the dative.

The dative is translated into English with the words "to" or "for."

For example:

gladium mīlitī dedī.
I gave a sword to the soldier.

Let's look at some more examples below.

Here are some other verbs you know that you might see with the dative case.

dēbeō, dēbēre: to owe

ego amīcō meō pecūniam dēbeō.
I owe money to my friend.

respondeō, respondēre: to respond, reply

nōs patrī respondērunt.
We responded to father.

faciō, facere: to do, make

pater glādium mīlitī fēcit.
Father made a sword for the soldier.

nārrō, nārrāre: to tell

mater fābulam infantī nārrābat.
The mother was telling a story to the baby.

trādō, trādere: to hand over

pater glādium mīlitī tradidit.
Father handed the sword to the soldier.

Translate the underlined word, which is in the dative case, to complete the sentence:

veterānī nūntiō epistulam trādidērunt.

The veterans handed the letter .

vocabulary help:

nūntius, nūntiī, m.: messenger

Translate the underlined word, which is in the dative case, to complete the sentence:

nūntius prōcūrātōrī epistulam trādidit.

The messenger handed the letter .

vocabulary help:

prōcūrātor, prōcūrātōris, m.: procurator

Translate the underlined word, which is in the dative case, to complete the sentence:

Boudica cōpiīs rem gravissimam nūntiābat.

Boudica announced a very serious matter .

vocabulary help:

cōpiae, cōpiārum, f. pl.: troops

Translate the underlined word, which is in the dative case, to complete the sentence:

Britannī Boudicae magnum clāmōrem tollēbant.

The Britanni raised a loud shout .

vocabulary help:

Boudica, Boudicae, f.: Boudica