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TheSixCasesinLatin
The Six Cases in Latin
Term | Definition |
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How many cases are there? | There are six cases |
1. | the Nominative, by which we name a thing. This answers to the questions 'Who?' or 'What?'. The Nominative case is used to mark a subject |
2. | the Genitive, which signifies whose anything is, or to whom it pertains. This answers to the questions 'Whose?' or 'Whereof?'. |
3. | the Dative, by which we attribute some thing to anyone. This answers the questions, 'To whom?' or 'To what?'. The Dative case is used to mark an indirect object. |
4. | the Accusative, which follows an Active verb, and on which the action of the verb passes. This answers to the questions, 'Whom?' or 'What?'. The Accusative case is used to mark a direct object. |
5. | the Vocative, by which we call on persons or things. |
6 | the Ablative, by which we signify something to be taken from another, and it most commonly follows a preposition, which governs it. |