| The ablative can express a span of time within which the
action of the verb takes place. This is an adverbial ablative use
that does not require a preposition in Latin. Here are some
examples:
tribus horis domum rediit, "we returned home within three hours" nocte tota pluit, "it rained the whole night". The ablative of time within which describes a time frame rather than a specific moment for the action of the verb. See the Related Topics for more expressions of time. |
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Last Updated March 18, 2003 Questions, comments and corrections should be sent to Brian K. Harvey, Kent State University |
