Scanlon's Latin Grammar - Essan.org

LATIN GRAMMAR
k) To express specification without a preposition.
H~ was eva- diligent in the caus~ Causa pacis semper dlligens erat.
of peac~.
I) To express separation with or without a preposition.
T hey (viii b~ delivered from their
mzserzes.
From all ~vil, 0 Lord, deliv~r us.
Miseriis suis eruentur.
Ab omni malo, libera nos, DO.
mine.
m) To express time when, with or without a preposition.
In one day many buildings were Una die multa aediflcia cremata
burn~d.
sunL
M~rcifully grant peace in our Da propltius pacem in diebus
days.
nostris.
n) Certain prepositions, ab, de, cum, ex, sine, pro, and prae regularly
govern the ablative.
U'~ cannot do this without help.
T hey will speak in our behalf.
T he men walked ah~ad of the
boys.
Non possumus hoc facere sine
auxHio.
Loquentur pro nobis.
Viri prae pueris ingressi sunt.
0) The deponent verbs uti (to use), frui (to enjoy), fungi (to
perform), potlri (to take possession of), vesci (to ~at) and their compounds
take their direct objective in the ablative case.
He will us~ our books.
Th~y ar~ enjoying their new freedome
He has performed his tasks well.
The army got possession of all
the hills around the city.
T hey eat meat and br~ad.
Nostris libris utetur.
Nova libertate sua frunntur.
Operibus suis bene functus est.
MilItia potfta est omnibus monti­
bus circum civitatem.
Carne atque pane vescunt.