Aeneid Book 6 Grammar

Inter quas (450)

Translated among whom, connective relative

quam Troius heros ut primum (451-452)

Temporal clause

qualem primo qui sugere mense aut vide (453-454)

Simile, comparison to moon, qui is short for aliqui

primo mense (453)

Ablative absolute

Vidisse (454)

Perfect infinitive in an indirect statement

dulcique adfatus amore (455)

Ablative of manner, adfatus is a deponent

exstinctam (457)

Perfect passive infinitive in an indirect statement, missing esse

secutam (457)

Perfect passive infinitive in an indirect statement, missing esse, deponent

Tibi (458)

Dative of interest

Cessi (460)

First person perfect

Iussa (461)

Perfect passive participle

deum (461)

Short for deorum

has per umbras (461)

has per umbras is a preposition, “through these shadows”

senta situ (462)

Ablative of cause, “thorny with neglect”

imperiis suis (463)

Ablative of means

egere (463)

Short for egereunt

discessu (464)

Ablative of cause

Siste (465)

Imperative

aspectu nostro (465)

Ablative of separation

ne subtrahe (465)

Negative imperative

fato (466)

Ablative of cause, “by fate”

Talibus dictis (467-468)

Ablative of means

Illa (469)

Refers to Dido

incepte voltum sermone (470)

Ablative absolute, voltum is accusative of respect

stet (471)

Present subjunctive

casu iniquo (475)

Ablative of means

concussus (475)

Perfect passive participle

prosequitur and miseratur (476)

Deponents

lacrimis (476)

Ablative of means

geminas acies (788)

“twin eyes”

ventura (790)

Future participle

quem promitti saepius audis (791)

“the one whom you hear is promised”

Divi genus (792)

“son of a god”

Latio (793)

Ablative of place

Saturno (794)

Dative of agent

quondam (794)

Perfect passive participle

anni solisque vias (796)

“courses of the year and the sun”

stellis ardentibus aptum (797)

Dative of special adjective, modifies axem

Huius (798)

Genitive singular

responsis divom (799)

Ablative of cause

mollius and melius (847 and 849)

Comparative adjectives

imperio (851)

Ablative of means

tu Romane (851)

Vocative direct address

subiectis (853)

Perfect passive participle