24.02.24: saying where you're from; ē / ex with the ablative case

24.02.24: saying where you're from; ē / ex with the ablative case

Apart from 'in' (in / on) other prepositions are followed by the ablative case:

ē / ex: out of; from (you see this in the English word exit)

ē is used when the noun begins with a consonant: ē Britanniā; ē Germaniā

ex is used when the noun begins with a vowel or /h/: ex Africā; ex Hispaniā

However, this is not a consistent rule and you will find ex used with nouns beginning with a consonant.

The adjective oriundus (m) / oriunda (f) means 'descended from':

Unde oriundus / oriunda es? Where are you from? (Literally: From where are you descended?)

Note: unde literally translates as 'from where' as opposed to ubi which means 'where' in the sense of where something / someone is located.

Ē Britanniā oriundus / oriunda sum. I'm from Britain.

Unde oriundus / oriunda est? Where is he / she from?

Ex Africā oriundus / oriunda est. He / she is from Africa.

Practise saying where you're from using these places:

Cappadocia; Iūdaea; Armenia