Wednesday, February 26, 2025

24.05.25: Level 3; summary of of the uses of the ablative case [8]: the ablative of agent

Latin tutorial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N_Q15B6IbWU

In the previous post we looked at the means / instrument by which something is done:

Milēs rēgem gladiō interfēcit. │ The king was killed by (means of) a sword; the ablative is referring to something inanimate.

The ablative of agent refers to the person by whom something is done.

Liber ā discipulō aperītur. │ The book is (being) opened by the student.

Laudātur ab hīs, culpātur ab illīs │ He is praised by these, blamed by those.

Ā fīliīs in iūdicium vocātus est. │ He was brought to trial by his sons.


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