Part 47 (1/2)

SUPINE (Active Voice) _Acc_ [[latum]]

_Abl_ [[latu]] ]

<425>> The dative is the case of the indirect object Many intransitive verbs take an indirect object and are therefore used with the dative (cf --153) Transitive verbs take a direct object in the accusative; but sometimes they have an indirect object or dative as well _The whole question, then, as to whether or not a verb takes the dative, defends upon its capacity for governing an indirect object_ A number of verbs, some transitive and some intransitive, which in their simple form would not take an indirect object, when co which calls for an indirect object Observe the following sentences:

1 <haec res=”” exercitui=”” naht great disaster to the arallis=”” bellum=”” inferunt=””>>, _the Germans make war upon the Gauls_

3 <hae copiae=”” proelio=”” non=”” intererant=””>>, _these troops did not take part in the battle_

4 quites fugientibus=”” hostibus=”” occurrunt=””>>, _the horsealba copiis=”” filium=”” praefecit=””>>, _Galba put his son in command of the troops_

In each sentence there is a dative, and in each a verb combined with a preposition In no case would the simple verb take the dative

<426>> RULE <dative with=”” compounds=””>> _Some verbs compounded with <con>>, <de>>, <in>>, <inter>>, <ob>>,

>,

>,

>, <sub>>, <super>>, admit the dative of the indirect object Transitive compoundssuch verbs are[1]

<de'fero, defer're,=”” de'tuli,=”” delatus=””>>, _report; grant, confer_ <de'su_ <in'fero, infer're,=”” in'tuli,=”” inla'tus=””>>, _bring against, bring upon_ <inter'sum, interes'se,=”” inter'fui,=”” interfutu'rus=””>>, _take part in_ <occur'ro, occur'rere,=”” occur'ri,=”” occur'sus=””>>, _run against, meet_

>, _appoint over, place in command of_

>, _be over, be in command_

[Footnote 1: But the accusative with <in>> is used with soainst_ is strong]

<427>> IDIOMS

<graviter>> or <nant at_, followed by the accusative and infinitive <se conferre=”” ad=””>> or <in>>, with the accusative, _to betake one's self to_

>, _to retreat_ (lit _to bear back the foot_)

<428>> EXERCISES

I 1 Fer, ferent, ut ferant, ferunt 2 Ferte, ut ferrent, tulisse, tulerant 3 Tuliia insulae adpropinquarent, barbari terrore commoti pedem referre conati sunt

5 Galli ros vastare 6 Caesar sociis imperavit ne finitimis suis bellum inferrent 7 Exploratores, qui Caesari occurrerunt, dixerunt exercitum hostium vulneribus defessum sese in aliuere et hanc rem Caesari summum periculum adlaturam esse 9 Impedimentis in unue aberat transierunt 10 Hos rex hortatus est ut oraculum adirent et res auditas ad se referrent 11 Queioni pracerat 12 cum esset Caesar in citeriore Gallia, crebri ad eum[2] rumores adferebantur litterisque quoque certior fiebat Gallos obsides inter se dare

II 1 The Gauls will make war upon Caesar's allies 2 We heard that the Gauls would make war upon Caesar's allies 3 Publius did not take part in that battle 4 We have been informed that Publius did not take part in that battle 5 The an to retreat 6 Caesar did not place you in co[3] disaster upon the army

[Footnote 2: Observe that when

[Footnote 3: Not the infinitive (Cf --352)]

LESSON LXXIV

VOCABULARY REVIEW THE SUBJUNCTIVE IN INDIRECT QUESTIONS

<429>> Review the word lists in ----517, 518

<430>> When we report a state it directly, we have an indirect statement (Cf --414) So, if we report a question instead of asking it directly, we have an indirect question