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Cases
| Nominative |
from Latin nominare = to name (name-case: Who?) |
| Genitive |
from Latin genitus = born to/of (Whose [son....]?-case) |
| Dative |
from Latin dare = to give (I-give-to-case: to whom?) |
| Accusative |
from Latin accusare = to accuse ( I-accuse-him-case: Whom?) |
| Vocative |
from Latin vocare = to call (the "eh, you" or "listen,my friend!"-case) |
| Who? What? |
τίς;
τί; |
| I, you, he (himself), it(self) |
ἐγώ, σύ, αὐτός, αὐτό |
(Who is sleeping?)
the lazy slave |
ὁ ῥάθυμος δοῦλος |
(What is named as being high?)
the beautiful tree |
τὸ καλὸν δένδρον |
| Whose? |
τίνος; |
| mine, yours, his, its... |
μου, σου, αὐτοῦ |
(Whose work is hard?)
The lazy slave's |
τοῦ ῥᾳθύμου δούλου |
Whose shade is very pleasant in summer?
that of the beautiful tree
|
τοῦ καλοῦ δένδρου |
| To whom? |
τίνι; |
| to me, to you, to him, to it |
μοι, σοι, αὐτῷ |
(To whom do you say: get working?)
to the lazy slave |
τῷ ῥᾳθύμῳ δούλῳ |
(To what do you give water?)
to the beautiful tree |
τῷ καλῷ δένδρῳ |
| Whom? What? |
τίνα; τί; |
| me, you, him, it |
με, σε, αὐτόν, αὐτό |
(Whom do you see?)
the lazy slave |
τὸν ῥᾴθυμον δοῦλον |
(What do you see over there?)
the beautiful tree you've mentioned |
τὸ καλὸν δένδρον |
| Hi, my friend! |
χαῖρε, ὦ φίλε |
(Rouse that sleeping rascal)
Don't sleep, you lazy slave! |
μὴ κάθευδε, ὦ δοῦλε ῥᾴθυμε |
(Invoke the tree like it were a god)
Oh beautiful tree! |
ὦ καλὸν δένδρον |
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