Ch 2 · Lesson 22Latin · Chapter 2 · Lesson 22 · Common mistake
urbem or urbe?
Every preposition takes a fixed case. Two of them, in and , take either, and the meaning changes with it.
The rule
, , , and take the accusative: . , , , and take the ablative: . takes the accusative for motion INTO a place ( , he came into the city) and the ablative for position IN it ( , he is in the city).
Pick the right one
0/8Pick the right one: urbem or urbe.
Ad venimus.
Ex venimus.
In sumus.
In ambulamus. (We are walking into the city.)
Per ambulamus.
Prope sumus.
De dicit.
Sine nihil sumus.
You met this in chapter 1. Worth a second look if the drill caught you out.
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