LATIN: The Ablative Case
I.
II.
III.
Concept
LITERAL IDEA
"Where?"
A) PLACE WHERE (in-which)
(in)
"Whence?"
"Wherewith?"
B) PLACE-FROM-WHICH (ex,
de, ab)
C) ATTENDANCE
('accompaniment') (cum)
EXTENDED IDEA
a1) TIME WHEN
a2) TIME-WITHINWHICH
b1) ORIGIN
b2) PRICE
b3) MEASURE (degreeof-difference)
b4) MATERIAL (always
with ex)
b5) RESPECT
(`comparison')
c1) MANNER
adj: NO prep.)
USE prep.)
(c2) QUALITY
(with
(no adj.:
D) AGENT (ab)
d) MEANS
INSTRUMENT (no
preposition)
IV.
"Why?"
e) CAUSE (w/ verbs of
emotion) V.
Modification of a verbal predicate
of a sentence (a subordinate clause)
f) ABLATIVE
ABSOLUTE