| The ablative without a preposition is used to express the
manner in which the action of a verb is done. It generally is used, however, in the case of
emotions and other intangibles. It is often paired with an adjective
as well. This is an
adverbial ablative use that does not require a preposition in Latin.
Here are some examples: summa celeritate rediit, "he returned with the greatest speed", summa celeritate tells how he returned. magna voce clamavit, "he shouted with a loud voice" The following sentence combines the ablative of manner, the ablative of means, and the ablative of agent to demonstrate the differences between these three related ablative uses: magna vi gladio a milite percussus est, "he was struck with great force by a sword by a soldier. "magna vi" tells how he was struck, "gladio" tells by what means he was struck, and "a milite" tells by whom he was struck (ablative of agent). |
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Last Updated March 18, 2003 Questions, comments and corrections should be sent to Brian K. Harvey, Kent State University |
