Flashcards in Grammatical Accusatives Deck (6)
Prepositions that take the accusative
ad, ante, apud, circum, inter, per, post, prope
Accusative of motion
when there is motion involved in an action, then the accusative is used as oppose to the ablative.
e.g. "Iulius in villam intrat."
Accusative and Infinitive Construction
the direct object of a perception, such as videre or audire, can be combined with an infinitive to express what someone is seen or heard to be doing.
Accusative of Extent of Space
the accusative is used to describe the extent of something, or how long something is.
e.g. "Gladius duos pedes longus est."
Accusative in expression of time and space
denotes the length of time
or the length of space, how much of something.