Breakdown of Servus ad dominum propius venit, quia eum audire vult.
Questions & Answers about Servus ad dominum propius venit, quia eum audire vult.
Because ad is the normal preposition for motion toward or to a person or place.
- venit = comes
- ad dominum venit = he comes to/toward the master
Latin sometimes can show motion without ad, but with a person, ad + accusative is very common and natural.
Because ad takes the accusative.
So:
- dominus = nominative, the master as subject
- dominum = accusative, used after ad
In this sentence, dominum is not the subject. It is the object of the preposition ad.
Propius is a comparative adverb meaning nearer, more closely, or closer.
So ad dominum propius venit means something like:
- the slave comes nearer to the master
- the slave comes closer to the master
It modifies venit, telling us how he comes.