Struggling with cases - help please!
Posted: Tue Jul 24, 2012 2:41 am
Hi,
I have just started with Schoder and Horrigan. I have no previous experience of Latin or of declensions & cases. I am now stuck at lesson 6, paragraph 19. Two particular questions:
1) Why is απο (away from, from) GEN., whereas επι (to, towards) is ACC. They would appear to be the same form, only the direction of movement changing.
2) επι can be 'upon' (GEN.), 'on, at, beside' (DAT) or 'to, towards' (ACC). Similar differences in case occur with υπο. I would be grateful for an explanation of the difference between 'upon' and 'on', and example sentences with the different uses.
I have analysed some examples of my own creation, but without a tutor I don't know if I have got it right or not.
Thanks in advance for your help.
Mike
I have just started with Schoder and Horrigan. I have no previous experience of Latin or of declensions & cases. I am now stuck at lesson 6, paragraph 19. Two particular questions:
1) Why is απο (away from, from) GEN., whereas επι (to, towards) is ACC. They would appear to be the same form, only the direction of movement changing.
2) επι can be 'upon' (GEN.), 'on, at, beside' (DAT) or 'to, towards' (ACC). Similar differences in case occur with υπο. I would be grateful for an explanation of the difference between 'upon' and 'on', and example sentences with the different uses.
I have analysed some examples of my own creation, but without a tutor I don't know if I have got it right or not.
Thanks in advance for your help.
Mike