1. Lesson VII Dative Case
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2. Review: Genitive Case
The genitive case is used to show possession and is translated with “of.”
Casa Marci est magna.
The house of Marcus is big.
Cibus servorum est parvus.
The food of the slaves is small.

3. Future Active Tense Review!
I will love
First Person
We will
love
Ama bo
Ama
bimus
Second
Person
You will love
Ya’ll will love
Ama
bitis
Ama
bis
He/she/it will love
Third Person
They will love
Ama
bit
Ama
bunt
Future Active Tense Review!
(p. 56 in text)

4. Direct Object Review! Accusative Case
A direct object receives the action of the verb.
A direct object answers the question what?
The mother tells a story. (story=direct object)

5. Indirect Objects Dative Case
An indirect object answers the question to whom? or for whom? an action is done.
The mother tells the girl a story. (girl=indirect object)
The mother tells a story to the girl.

6. Find the Direct and Indirect Objects
Find the Direct and Indirect Objects! Remember: the DO tells “what” , the IO tells “to or for whom”
The general gave the soldiers an order.
The farmer tells the girls a story.
The farmer showed the queen the land.
WHAT? An order
TO WHOM? The soldiers
WHAT? A story
TO WHOM? The girls
WHAT? The land
TO WHOM? The queen

7. Indirect Objects
Indirect objects often follow verbs of GIVING, SHOWING, or TELLING.
Think of these verbs as “light bulb verbs.”
When you see one in a sentence, a “light bulb” should go off in your brain: I should look for an indirect object!

8. Dative Case: Indirect Objects!
In Latin, the dative case is used for indirect objects. You do not use a Latin word for “to” or “for.”
Case Singular Plural
Nom us i
Gen i orum
Dative o is
Acc um os
Abl o is
Case Singular Plural
Nom a ae
Gen ae arum
Dative ae is
Acc am as
Abl ā is

9. Indirect Objects Dative Case
The mother tells the girl a story. (child=indirect object)
Mother=subject=nominative case
girl=indirect object=dative case
PUELLAE
Story=direct object=accusative case

10. queen=indirect object=
The farmer shows the queen the food.
queen=indirect object=
dative case
farmer=subject=
nominative case
food=direct object=
accusative case
Agricola reginae cibum monstrat.