| 1. Possession | a. As attributive ([§ 38]). b. In the predicate ([§ 409]). |
2. The whole of which a part is taken (partitive genitive) ([§ 331]). | |
[450.] The relation expressed by the dative is, in general, denoted in English by the prepositions to or for when they do not imply motion through space. It is used to express
| 1. The indirect object | a. With intransitive verbs and with transitive verbs inconnection with a direct object in the accusative ([§ 45]). b. With special intransitive verbs ([§ 154]). c. With verbs compounded with ad, ante, con,dē, in, inter, ob, post, prae,prō, sub, super ([§ 426]). |
2. The object to which the quality of an adjective is directed ([§ 143]). | |
3. The purpose, or end for which, often with a second dative denotingthe person or thing affected ([§ 437]). | |
[451.] The accusative case corresponds, in general, to the English objective. It is used to express
1. The direct object of a transitive verb ([§ 37]).
2. The predicate accusative together with the direct object after verbs of making, choosing, falling, showing, and the like ([§ 392]).
3. The subject of the infinitive ([§ 214]).
4. The object of prepositions that do not govern the ablative ([§ 340]).
5. The duration of time and the extent of space ([§ 336]).