An Introduction to the Dative Case

The dative case is often the third case you will learn when you begin studying Latin. While the nominative case is used for the verb's subject and the accusative case for the verb's direct object, the dative case is often used as the verb's indirect object. This video will explore this use of the dative, which is often translated into English with the preposition "to". In addition, we will also look at instances where the dative is translated with "for", the so called dative of reference.

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[@mollof7893]

This was a informative video, I'm not even learning latin, I make a conlang

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Man, I'm a grammar idiot and these are really helping me keep up in my Latin classes so thank you.

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Thanks for these series, they are a good refresher for my Latin is rusty. 😢

[@KevTheImpaler]

I find datives more difficult than the other cases because they are so similar to the ablatives. You have to look for an object, but there does not always need to be one. Our school motto was 'non sibi sed omnibus' - not for oneself but for everyone. There's no object (no verb neither).

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This was excellent. Thank you!

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Excellent as always

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Enhorabuena por el vídeo.

[@dementatemsanctorum1738]

cāsum datīvum didicī sed differentiās mōtiōnis et accipiendī in grammaticō numquam putāvī; eārum mentō meminerō. Grātiās tibī ago 😄

[@Dawn_Of_Justice]

Very good video.

[@MagisterCobb]

Great video! I teach Datives to my 6th graders and this will be an excellent supplemental resource.

[@latintutorial]

Glad it was helpful!

[@Akuryoutaisan21]

That omnibus fact was really interesting, thanks for the video. Btw does "video" mean "i see"?

[@BrunoHenriquesHasper1]

Yes, and audio means I hear. Fascinating. :)

[@BrunoHenriquesHasper1]

Thank you FOR the class. :) I was thinking about the idea of someday there will be an iBus, so at least one letter from Omnibus will apear once again. :P

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[@getmartincarter]

How about the computer Latin derived term ‘ bus ‘ as a parcel of data to be transported ?

[@stuartgoldsmith2310]

Excellent thanks

[@getmartincarter]

Beautiful explanation

[@latintutorial]

Glad you think so!

[@SirQuickenn]

I'm not learning Latin, but I find this video very useful as I don't understand Dative in general

[@latintutorial]

Maybe it’s time to start?

[@SirQuickenn]

maybe I will learn Latin soon

[@ricardolichtler3195]

In Portuguese, we say "ônibus". Well, in Brazilian Portuguese, more conservstive in some aspects. In Portugal the word is now "autocarro" (a kind of self-car).

[@bobcabot]

i mean: american English is about cutting words to the bone to abridge the speaking process

[@Vesperfelis]

At 9:08 you mention that there is a different “for” in that sentence. Could you one day make a video explaining that to better detail? :) I’m assuming whatever it is, it’s the same reason as to why in Latin “Prepare for war” is “Para bellum” and not “Para Bello”. Hope that’s not a stupid question. Hope you have a great day :)

[@Chan-zn7wb]

7:20 and this is why in other languages, it's called the 'Benefactive case'!

[@exacerbatio]

amazing

[@lucasbentley3589]

5:37 isn’t offerbat the 3rd person singular? Why are you translating it with their.

[@kebman]

Also German and Old Norwegian, and even some current dialects of Norwegian, though only in select cases, no pun intended.

[@augustosarmentodeoliveira3023]

In portuguese, the word for bus is "ônibus". It even has the same stress. It's "omnibus" minus the "m".

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Can you do some videos to help with the A level Set Texts

[@latintutorial]

What are they?

[@KevTheImpaler]

It is nuntius ad urbem revenit, but it's Romani ite domum because domus takes the locative.

[@oraetlabora1922]

The locative is “domi”.

[@entropie138]

I had a feeling that “bus” came from “omnibus”.

[@bobcabot]

...is it?

[@calvinrollins4957]

Also i think it’s cool that I could say. The boy was searching for his friend a gift

[@andrii5054]

3blue1brown of latin!

[@mollof7893]

I took the plural dative ending to school

[@johnshumate8112]

First

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second

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@@neji2465 Third

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@@tonymontana9221 fourth

[@BrunoHenriquesHasper1]

Eleven millionth, but it could be eleven meaningless

[@oraetlabora1922]

*Normal people:* to/for *Me:* unto

[@monirologymonirology7110]

4:19 funny name lol

[@joejoewallaby740]

sex in six in latin

[@Shinobisch]

SUS

[@duckymomo7935]

My gender identity is in the dative case

[@alexb9969]

You're a buss