Usages of dativus
Hodie magistra dicit quattuor casus huius lectionis esse nominativum, accusativum, dativum, et ablativum.
Today the teacher says that the four cases of this lesson are the nominative, accusative, dative, and ablative.
In verbis “mater filiae librum dat” “filiae” dativus est, et in sententia “cum amica ambulo” nomen “amica” in ablativo est.
In the words “mother gives a book to the daughter,” “to the daughter” is dative, and in the sentence “I walk with a friend,” the word “friend” is in the ablative.
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