DATIVE AND INTERROGATIVES

WHAT IS THE DATIVE

• The dative comes after verbs and adjectives
• Used to express the relationship conveyed in english by prepositions

TYPES OF DATIVES

• Indirect object
• Dei dona VIRIS dederunt
• The gods gave gifts to the men
• Possestion
• Nomen MIHI Marcus est
• My name is Mark.

EXAMPLES

• Placetne tibi?
• Is it pleasing you?
• Mercatores agricolis respondent.
• The merchants reply to the farmer.

INTERROGATIVES

PRONOUNS

• Quis-who
• Quid-what

ADVERBS

• Cur-why
• Ubi-where

OTHER INTERROGATIVES

• Num
• -expects a "no" answer
• -translated "surely... Not?"

OTHER INTERROGATIVES 2

• -ne
• Roman equivalent of a ?
• Added to the end of the first word in the sentence
• Expects a Yes or No answer