Uses of Ablative

Ablative of Means

no Latin preposition, thing in the ablative case, translated as "by means", "by" or "with"

Ablative of Time

no Latin preposition, time word in the ablative (nocte, dies), translated as "in", "at", or "within"

Ablative of Manner

How?, sometimes uses cum, translated as "with", less tangible, can't touch

Ablative of Cause

no Latin preposition, translated as "because of"

Prepositions That Take the Ablative Case

cum "with", e/ex "out of", sine "without", sub "under", de "concerning", in "in", a/ab "away from", pro "for"

Prepositions That Take the Accusative Case

prope "near", propter "on account", ad "toward", per "through", in "into", intra "inside", supra "above", extra "outside", praeter "besides"

Sid the Space Astronaut

helps remember the ablative prepositions (sub, in, de, sine, pro, a/ab, cum, e/ex)

Ablative of Accompaniment

with the preposition cum, translated as "with ____", living creature in the ablative

Ablative of Agent

person/living creature in the ablative case, uses preposition a/ab, translated as "by" or "with", often used with passive voice

Ablative of Price

money word in the ablative case, no Latin preposition, translated as "for _____"

quid pro quo

something for something

sine qua non

(a thing) without which (you should) not (be)

- a necessary item

ipso facto

by the fact itself

by that very fact

ab ovo usque ad mala

from the egg all the way up to the apples