Uses Of NAGDA

Question 1

Puellam curae culpat

Answer 1

He blames the girl for her concern

genitive of the charge

Question 2

Nautam pecuniae damnavit

Answer 2

He sentenced the sailor [of money] to pay money

genitive of the penalty

Question 3

Verbs of accusing and condemning

Answer 3

Genitive

Expresses the charge or penalty

Question 4

Ablative without a preposition

Answer 4

Expresses the means/instrument by which something is done

Question 5

How to express manner

Answer 5

Ablative modified by an adjective (with or without cum) = way/manner

Ablative not modified by an adjective + cum = way/manner

Question 6

You heard my wretched words with indulgence

Answer 6

Verba misera cum venia audivisti

Ablative of manner

Question 7

you heard my wretched words with great indulgence

Answer 7

Verba misera magna (cum) venia audivisti

Ablative of manner

Question 8

The sailors fight with swords
We see by means of our eyes
He frightened the women with a torch

Answer 8

“With” here is equivalent to “by means of”

Nautae gladiis pugnant
Oculis videmus
Feminas taeda terruit

Ablative of means (instrument)

Question 9

Person who performs a passive verb

Answer 9

Ablative of personal agent

Expressed in the ablative, preceded by a(ab)

Note that this is a person and not an object (ablative of means)

Question 10

The girl is frightened by the queen

Answer 10

Puella a regina terretur

Ablative of personal agent

Question 11

The personal agent

Answer 11

A(ab) + ablative case

Question 12

The personal agent of the passive periphrastic

Answer 12

Expressed by the dative case without a preposition

Question 13

The poet must be seen by the queen

Answer 13

Poeta reginae videndus est

Reginae is in dative case

(Dative of agent with the passive periphrastic)

Question 14

The possessor with forms of the verb “sum”

Answer 14

Dative is used to show possession

Possessor is put in the dative case

Question 15

The crown is the queen’s

Answer 15

Corona est reginae

Reginae is dative

(Dative of the possessor)

Question 16

The friend has a book

Answer 16

Liber est amico

Amico is dative

(Dative of possessor)

Question 17

What are verbs that express or imply separation or deprivation accompanied by

Answer 17

Accompanied by the ablative case

A(ab), e(ex), de are sometimes used, often the ablative is alone

Ablative of separation

Question 18

The men freed the inhabitants of the island from slavery

Answer 18

Homines incolas insulae SERVITUTE liberaverunt

Ablative of separation

Question 19

Oedipus, because he was not free from care, deprived himself of his eyes

Answer 19

Oedipus, quod liber (e) CURA non erat, se OCULIS privavit

Question 20

What does the verb “careo” take?

Answer 20

Takes an ablative of separation

Question 21

How to express origin or descent

Answer 21

Ablative

Question 22

How to express place from which

Answer 22

A(ab), e(ex), de + ablative

Names of towns, cities, small islands; “domus,” “rus” take no preposition.

Question 23

He came from Italy

He came from Rome

Answer 23

Ab italia venit

Roma venit

Question 24

Aeneas is the son from a goddess

Answer 24

Aeneas (e) dea natus est

Question 25

How is place to which expressed

Answer 25

Ad + accusative No preposition used for names of towns, cities, small islands; "domus," "rus"

Question 26

How is Accompaniment expressed

Answer 26

cum + ablative

Question 27

He comes to the city with his friend

Answer 27

Ad urbem cum amico venit | ablative of accompaniment

Question 28

Ad urbem mecum venit

Answer 28

He comes to the city with me | Ablative of accompaniment

Question 29

How is time when expressed

Answer 29

Ablative

Question 30

How is time within which exressed

Answer 30

ablative

Question 31

Illo tempore miser erat

Answer 31

At that time he was unhappy | ablative of time when

Question 32

Quinque annis hoc opus perficiet

Answer 32

Within five years he will complete this task | ablative of time within which

Question 33

how is duration of time expressed

Answer 33

accusative answers the question "for how long?"

Question 34

how is extent of space expressed

Answer 34

accusative answers the question "for how long?"

Question 35

Quinque annos miser erat

Answer 35

for five years he was unhappy | accusative of duration of time

Question 36

quinque pedes ad dextram ambulavit

Answer 36

he walked five feet to the right | accusative of extent of space

Question 37

the respect with which a statement is true is expressed by

Answer 37

ablative

Question 38

Haec femina specie pulchra est

Answer 38

This woman is beautiful in (respect to) appearance | ablative of respect

Question 39

In my opinion, they will accomplish nothing

Answer 39

In RESPECT TO my opinion.. Mea sententia nihil perficient (ablative of respect)

Question 40

double dative

Answer 40

two datives appearing in close proximity - one denotes the purpose with reference to which the action/idea expressed in the clause occurs - the other denotes the person or thing with reference to whom or which the action/idea is relevant

Question 41

Filii matri fructui sunt

Answer 41

The sons are (for the purpose of) an asset (with reference) to their mother -the sons are an asset to their mother (double dative)

Question 42

he came to the city to save me

Answer 42

for the purpose of...with reference to Ad urbem saluti mihi venit (double dative)

Question 43

The opinion of the evil man was a danger to the state

Answer 43

for the purpose of...with reference Opinio mali periculo erat civitati (double dative)

Question 44

How to make comparisons

Answer 44

with quam "than", has the same case before it as after it or ablative + the comparative adjective

Question 45

He said that his father was taller than the guest

Answer 45

Dixit patrem esse altiorem quam hospitem | comparison with quam

Question 46

pater est altior quam egoo

Answer 46

the father is taller than I | comparison with quam

Question 47

Pater eius est altior hospite

Answer 47

His father is taller than the guest | ablative of comparison

Question 48

How to express degree of difference

Answer 48

ablative used to express the degree in which two things differ found with the superlative when there is an implicit comparative judgement being made

Question 49

His father is taller than the guest by a foot

Answer 49

Pater eius est pede altior hospite | Pater eius est pede altior quam hospes

Question 50

Nunc multo felicior est

Answer 50

Now he is much happier

Question 51

He is by far the best of all who are fighting

Answer 51

Multo optimus ex omnibus pugnantibus est

Question 52

how to express a whole group

Answer 52

genitive (the word on which the genitive depends expresses the part) or e(ex)/de + ablative (especially when the part is a cardinal numeral)

Question 53

the bravest of all the soldiers came to me

Answer 53

Fortissimus omnium militum ad me venit | partitive genitive

Question 54

Multi hominum opiniones sapientium laudant

Answer 54

Many of the men praise the opinions of the wise | partitive genitive

Question 55

Quinque ex militibus domum venerunt

Answer 55

Five of the soldiers came home | ablative partitive

Question 56

HE has enough money

Answer 56

SAtis pecuniae habet

Question 57

He has more money than you

Answer 57

Plus pecuniae habet quam tu

Question 58

How is cause expressed

Answer 58

ablative or "ob"/"propter" + accusative translated as "because of"

Question 59

Clamare gaudio coepit

Answer 59

She began to shout because of joy | Ablative of Cause

Question 60

They were praised because of their beauty

Answer 60

Forma laudabantur | Ablative of Cause

Question 61

Propter metum feminas interfecit

Answer 61

He killed the women on account of fear

Question 62

How is Description expressed (quality of another noun)

Answer 62

noun in ABLATIVE or GENITIVE modified by an adjective

Question 63

A man of great wisdom (two ways)

Answer 63

Vir magna sapientia/Vir magnae sapientiae | Ablative and Genitive of Description

Question 64

verbal idea understood in nouns/adjectives of feeling or action what is the object and subject

Answer 64

object of the verbal idea: objective genitive noun that is its subject: subjective genitive

Question 65

amor patriae

Answer 65

love of the native land | objective genitive native land is loved, patriae is the object of the verbal idea understood in amor

Question 66

metus belli

Answer 66

fear of war | objective genitive

Question 67

desirous of money

Answer 67

cupidus(-a -um) pecuniae (the subject desires money) (objective genitive)

Question 68

feminae amor patriae

Answer 68

the woman's love of her native land (the woman is doing the loving and therefore feminae is the SUBJECTIVE GENITIVE) the woman (subject) loves her native land (object

Question 69

how to give a characteristic

Answer 69

a genitive noun (can be modified by an adjective) "It is the mark of"

Question 70

Hominis sapientis est libros legere

Answer 70

IT is the mark of a wise man to read books

Question 71

It is the mark of a good man to praise the gods

Answer 71

Boni est deos laudare