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Pharr - Lesson IV

Posted: Fri Jan 14, 2005 4:00 am
by psilord
Hello,

I have a question concerning numbers 4 and 6 in the english part of Lesson IV.

Here are the problems with my translations underneath them:

4. The lovely goddess of the sea was not in Cilla.
[size=134]θεὰ καλὴ θαλάσσης οὐκ ἦν ἐν κίλλῃ.

6. Who was in Cilla by the sea?
[size=134]τίς ἦν ἐν κιλλὴ| ἐπὶ θαλάσσῃ;

Now, here is a link to William Annis' key for the beginning part of the Pharr book:
http://www.aoidoi.org/articles/pharr/key/key-pharr.pdf

My question is that why does he translate Cilla in number 4 to be in the accusative when I think it should be in the dative. In 6, "by the sea" is a location (which is a valid use of the dative according to pharr/wright page 287), just like "in Cilla" in 4, and the dative was correct in 6, so why not also 4?

Thanks.

Re: Pharr - Lesson IV

Posted: Fri Jan 14, 2005 1:26 pm
by annis
psilord wrote:My question is that why does he translate Cilla in number 4 to be in the accusative when I think it should be in the dative.
Because he is a putz. It should be dative, and has been fixed.