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Rule 19: The Genitive of the Whole

Another one of these rules is the genitive of the whole, which has four different categories, based on the noun that governs the genitive. This is also known as the partitive genitive. The big key for this genitive, don't be too wedded to the "of" translation of the genitive case.

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Rule 18: The Genitive of Description

Another use of the genitive is to show description. When you use the genitive, you MUST have an accompanying adjective that also describes the genitive. Included in this rule is the genitive of measure, which is how Latin would resolve distances and age.

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Rule 17: The Genitive of Material

The substance that a material is made from can be put into the genitive case. So a house of straw (not as strong as a house of brick) would be casa straminis. Related to this use of the genitive is the ablative of material. In this video, I discuss both of these uses.

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Rule 16: The Genitive of Possession

The main use of the genitive case is for possession, and this is where we can use both the "of" translation as well as the apostrophe s. But should we always use the genitive to show possession? This video explains when to use it and when not to.

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Rule 15: The Basics of the Genitive Case

The genitive case is used when one noun limits the other. We often translation this limiting (or dependent) noun with the word "of", but, as we see in this video, the genitive case in Latin can be much more colorful that just a simple translation. This video covers the basic concept of the genitive. We will get into more specific uses in future videos.

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Rule 14: The Vocative Case

The vocative case is used for identifying the person or thing you're speaking to. It doesn't have a role in the rest of the sentence. And yet, for the most part, the vocative is identical to the nominative in form. Hey you, learn more about the vocative in this video, with some fun poems by Martial.

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Rule 13: The Nominative Case

We save maybe the most basic rule of them all for lucky number 13 - the noun that controls the verb (also known as the subject) is put in the nominative case. Learn more about the basic use of the nominative here!

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Rule 12: Nōnne and Num

In the last video, we covered yes or no questions. This video adds on to that just a little bit, with expectation. Nōnne is used for questions that expect a "yes" answer, while num is used for those that expect a "no" answer.

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Rule 11: Yes or No Questions

Forming a yes or no question in Latin can be relatively simple. You add the enclitic interrogative particle -ne to the end of the first or most important word in the sentence. It's not like English where word order determines everything (does it? It does!).

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Aeneid Book 4.160-172: Dido and Aeneas Marry in a Cave

Juno has aroused another storm and Dido and Aeneas, who are out on their hunt, find themselves in the same cave. Juno serves as bridesmaid to this primal wedding, with Earth and Sky witnesses and nymphs singing the wedding hymn. Check out http://www.aeneid.co for more videos and help on reading the Aeneid!

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