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by Aurelia » Fri Aug 20, 2004 11:55 pm
Why doesn't Greek have an ablative case? This is going to be quite a challenge indeed, learning this language.
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by benissimus » Sat Aug 21, 2004 12:29 am
It got eaten by the genitive
flebile nescio quid queritur lyra, flebile lingua murmurat exanimis, respondent flebile ripae
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by xanthos64 » Sat Aug 21, 2004 12:30 am
Hi Aurelia
It used to have an ablative case but the functions of the ablative were at some point in time assumed by the dative, genitive, and accusative.
Just think of it as one less form to learn!
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by Aurelia » Sat Aug 21, 2004 12:36 am
It got eaten by the genitive
awww poor ablative. I wonder how it tasted...
Well, I have one less case to worry about but now I have to learn the dual forms and the definite articles.
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by Titus Marius Crispus » Sat Aug 21, 2004 1:42 am
I like the case system a lot better than Latin's, but the having to learn 6 principle parts for each verb is going to bother me.
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by Aurelia » Sat Aug 21, 2004 1:56 am
lol, I'm going to commit suicide by way of learning Greek! Hehe, not really.
It's my own choice, I shouldn't be complaining about it.
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by klewlis » Sat Aug 21, 2004 8:18 am
you will learn to love the definite articles. they are extremely helpful. and really, there are only 24 forms to learn and then you're set. :)
First say to yourself what you would be; then do what you need to do. ~Epictetus