Year 4A · Grade 6: Prepositions Choose a Case
Sort prepositions by case. Year 2 learned a few phrases as chunks, and Year 3 met with and from. This lesson names the case.
What to notice
- ablative prepositions
- accusative prepositions
- motion and location
Examples
- cum amico — with a friend. cum takes the ablative: cum amico.
- sine aqua — without water. sine takes the ablative.
- ad urbem — toward the city. ad takes the accusative and often points toward a destination.
- per silvam — through the forest. per takes the accusative.
- in urbem — into the city. With motion toward or into, in takes the accusative.
- in urbe — in the city. With location, in takes the ablative.