Intransitive

Question 1

What is the special intransitive?

Answer 1

In a fourth, less common, sentence pattern, certain intransitive verbs take their object in the dative or ablative instead of the accusative case;

Special Intransitive
* subject
* verb
* object - in the dative or ablative

Question 2

What are these verbs?

Answer 2

careō, carēre, caruī, caritūrus (+ abl.)
to be without, free from; need, miss

noceō, nocēre, nocuī (+ dat.)
to harm, be harmful to

pāreō, pārēre, pāruī (+ dat.)
to obey, be obedient to

placeō, placēre, placuī, placitūrus (+ dat.)
to please, be pleasing to

Question 3

Notes…

Answer 3

Notice that when sentences with one of these special verbs are translated into English , the object often sounds just like a direct object :

Vir Italia caret . The man misses Italy .