02-07-2003 19:49									#1
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Can someone explain, in simple terms, the meanings of these cases:

Nominative
Genitive
Dative
Accusative
vocative



and i'd like some examples of them if possible.


thankyou

	02-07-2003 19:54									#2
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Ugh.

	02-07-2003 20:00									#3
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http://webster.commnet.edu/grammar/cases.htm

	02-07-2003 20:01									#4
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grammar. not grammer.

	02-07-2003 20:08									#5
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He wasn't asking for spelling help!

	02-07-2003 20:08									#6
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quote: Originally posted by The Andy-Man Can someone explain, in simple terms, the meanings of these cases: Nominative Genitive Dative Accusative vocative and i'd like some examples of them if possible. thankyou

Are you learning Latin or something?

I'll use an example sentence to explain the five terms:

"Andy, my father gave my brother's dog to the neighbors."

Andy = vocative
my father = nominative
my brother's = genitive
dog = accusative
to the neighbors = dative

	02-07-2003 20:22									#7
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Yeah, but how would you say "Romans go home" in Latin?

/Life of Brian

	02-07-2003 21:04									#8
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quote: Originally posted by The Andy-Man Nominative Genitive Dative Accusative vocative

Nominative:
Screwer's screwer screwed a screwer from screwerton. The screwer!
Genitive:
Screwer's screwer screwed a screwer from screwerton. The screwer!
Accusative:
Screwer's screwer screwed a screwer from screwerton. The screwer!
Dative:
Screwer's screwer screwed a screwer from screwerton. The screwer!
Vocative:
Screwer's screwer screwed a screwer from screwerton. The screwer!

In English {
 subjective = nominative;
 objective = dative = accusative;
 possessive = genitive;
 vocative.relevant = false;
}

{ I, who, Jane } ⊂ Subjective
{ me, whom, Jane } ⊂ Objective
{ my, mine, whose, Jane's } ⊂ Possessive

	02-07-2003 21:18									#9
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quote: Originally posted by gunkulator Yeah, but how would you say "Romans go home" in Latin?

I'm not sure.

"Romani, contendite ad domum" or something like that maybe...

	02-07-2003 21:22									#10
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Go watch Life of Brian, you illiterate oaf.

	02-07-2003 21:36									#11
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quote: Originally posted by St Leo Go watch Life of Brian, you illiterate oaf.

Heh, I know it, but seriously, I can't remember what the word "go" is in Latin. Maybe someone can help me get some peace of mind here.

	02-07-2003 21:56									#12
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romani ite domum

	02-07-2003 22:15									#13
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quote: Originally posted by Al'Kimiya romani ite domum

I thought it was Romanii ite domus... but it's been a long time since I watched it

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quote: Originally posted by Q Cubed grammar. not grammer.

Héy, that's Boris's line, stay off it

	02-07-2003 22:46									#15
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eo, ire, i(v)i, itus - (irreg) go

	02-07-2003 22:52									#16
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thanks everyone, and it wasn't latin, but classical greek, i am upto the bits about decelnsions and feminines and all that, and the lady who wrote the text book likes to confuse me


though all this seems v helpful, ty

	02-07-2003 23:26									#17
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"eo", yes, of course, thanks, Al'Kimiya and TheGuitarist.

quote: Originally posted by Cruddy I thought it was Romanii ite domus... but it's been a long time since I watched it

No, it's "Romani" (plural of Romanus, not Romanius), and it "domum" (accusative, "ad" is left out). It's one of those expressions around domus, like "domo" (at home) instead of "in domo".

quote: Originally posted by The Andy-Man thanks everyone, and it wasn't latin, but classical greek, i am upto the bits about decelnsions and feminines and all that, and the lady who wrote the text book likes to confuse me

Yea, I missed the ablative Latin has. Are you studying classical languages?

	03-07-2003 14:11									#18
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quote: Originally posted by gunkulator Yeah, but how would you say "Romans go home" in Latin? /Life of Brian

I can nearly remember "Romans they are go the house" in Latin, but not the corrected version!

	03-07-2003 20:39									#19
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quote: Originally posted by Zopperoni Yea, I missed the ablative Latin has. Are you studying classical languages?

just classical greek at the moment.

Though i may do latin one day, but i'd have no use for it because there aren't really any roman/latin authors who i really want to read.