LCI Lesson VIII DVD Recitation Question

[lmmitson]

In the DVD, during recitation, Leigh says to state the function of each of the cases (nominative, genitive, etc.). She says that "this time, she isn't going to help." She leaves very little time after each case to say the function.

What are these functions? I can't find them in the teacher's manual, the student book, or in previous lessons on the DVD. As far as I can telll, they have never been introduced.

PLEASE HELP! I'm trying to teach Latin, but I don't know Latin.

Blessings,
Lorna

[pobrien]

Well, in simplest terms: nominative is for the subject, predicate nominative, or predicate adjective referring to the subject; genitive is for possession, either thing or attribute; dative is for the indirect object; accusative is for the direct object and object of certain prepositions; ablative is for the object of prepositions referring to separation, accompaniment, means, manner, and so on, as well as without preposition for stating prevailing circumstances. This will become clearer down the line when you actually begin learning how to use them. Paul.

[lmmitson]

Yes, I saw some complicated explanations in the book, but the video left only enough time for quick one-word answers, so I thought perhaps we needed to say something else during the pause. For now, we're saying the singular and plural declension that is in that case. For example: when she says "Nominative," We say "a, ae"

Blessings,
Lorna

[djjarboe]

Lorna,
This is how I have my students recite the cases:

I say: nominative
They say: subject, the/a
I say: genitive
They say: possessive, of
I say: dative
They say: indirect object, to/for
I say: accusative
They say: direct object, the/a
I say: ablative
They say: object of the preposition, in/by/with/from

HTH,
DeAndra