Types of Ablative

Question 1

Ablative of means/instrument

Answer 1

Lit. ‘with’
e.g. “litteros stilo scripsi”

Question 2

Ablative of comparison

Answer 2

Lit. 2nd term of comparison goes into the ablative
e.g. “Cicero eloquem Caesare”

Question 3

Ablative of agent

Answer 3

Lit. used to indicate the person performing the action in a passive sentence
e.g. “Caesar admonerur a dis”

Question 4

Ablative of place

Answer 4

Lit. indicates the location where an action occurs, often using the preposition “in” (in, at, on)
E.g. “Vivimus in magna villa”

Question 5

Ablative of time when/time duration

Answer 5

Lit. used to express time when or within which an action occurred, often translated as “at,” “on,” “in,” or “within”

Question 6

Ablative of topic

Answer 6

Lit. indicates the subject or object of a verb or the thing being spoken about, often translated as “about” or “concerning”
E.g. “De rerum natura”

Question 7

Ablative of respect

Answer 7

Lit. narrowing something down to one category
E.g. “Caecus uno oculo”

Question 8

Ablative of material

Answer 8

Lit. indicating the substance something is made from, is formed with or without a preposition, often using “ex” or “de”
E.g. “ex corpore et animo contamus”

Question 9

Ablative of manner

Answer 9

Lit. describes how an action is done, often using an abstract noun in the ablative case, and sometimes with the preposition “cum”
E.g. “cum magno animo”

Question 10

Ablative of separation

Answer 10

Lit. indicates something being separated from another, often translated as “from” or “away from,” and can appear with or without a preposition like ab, ex, or de
E.g. “ex patria expulsus sum”

Question 11

Ablative of company

Answer 11

Lit. To express “company” in the ablative, you use the preposition “cum” followed by the noun in the ablative case
E.g. “ivi cum amice tulha”

Question 12

Ablative of characteristic

Answer 12

Lit. express a characteristic or quality, you use the ablative of quality, which is a noun in the ablative case, often accompanied by an adjective, to describe the qualities of a person or thing
E.g. “An old man of old fashioned values”

Question 13

Ablative of cause

Answer 13

Lit. expresses the reason or cause of an action, is often formed with or without a preposition, and can be translated into English using words like “by,” “because of,” or “on account of
E.g. “he received a wound and died because of it”