Casus Genetivus et Dativus

What word(s) do we look for with the genitive case?

• of

• to

• for

What word(s) do we look for with the dative case?

• of

• to

• for

The function of the genitive case is the . . . ​ (a)   , while the function of the dative case is called the ​ (b)   .

• possessor
• indirect object
• direct object
• subject
• instrument
• object of preposition
• verb
• adjective

Which of the following phrases would be translated with the genitive case?

• the night's dangers

• the food of the sailor

• behind the house

• for the gladiator

• to the parrot

Which of the following phrases would be translated with the dative case?

• near the master's house

• the guard's husbands

• the senators of the forest

• for the pretty mother

• to the parrot

Sort the following nouns into their correct declensions.

Groups:

(a) 1st declension

,

(b) second declension

,

(c) 3rd declension

• perīculum, perīculum (n.)

• urbs, urbem (f.)

• aqua, aquam (f.)

• mīles, mīlitem (m.)

• puer, puerum (m.)

• nauta, nautam (m.)

• īnsula, īnsulam (f.)

• vīnum, vīnum (n.)

• rēx, rēgem (m.)

• cibus, cibum (m.)

Match the following declensions to their genitive singular endings.

• -is

• 3rd

• -ī

• 2nd

• -ae

• 1st

Match the following declensions to their dative singular endings.

• -ī

• 3rd

• -ae

• 2nd

• -ō

• 1st

Match the following declensions to their genitive plural endings.

• -ōrum

• 2nd

• -ārum

• 3rd

• -um / -ium

• 1st

Choose the correct dative plural endings for each of the declensions.

1st/2nd: (a)  

3rd: (b)  

• -īs
• -ibus
• -ae
• -ī
• -ō