In LLPSI Cap XXI Orberg has:
Vox Sexti a nullo praeter pueros audita est.
Why isn't it: Vox Sexti a nullo praeter pueris audita est. ?? Does 'praeter ' take acc. overriding the ablative ...?
paraeter plus accusativus
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Re: paraeter plus accusativus
Yes, the preposition "praeter" takes the accusative.
Iterùm, "praeter" praepositio accusativo casui servit.
Iterùm, "praeter" praepositio accusativo casui servit.
I'm writing in Latin hoping for correction, and not because I'm confident in how I express myself. Latinè scribo ut ab omnibus corrigar, non quod confidenter me exprimam.
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Re: paraeter plus accusativus
Many thanks.
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Re: paraeter plus accusativus
Most prepositions take the accusative, I think, the most obvious exceptions being those that indicate motion away (ab, ex, dē), "cum", "sine", "prō", and some uses of "in". There are others, but those are the most common ones that take the ablative.
One thing that's strange is that "ante" takes the accusative and "prae" takes the ablative, even though as far as I can tell, they're synonymous.
EDIT: I just found a mnemonic for which prepositions can take the ablative: SID SPACE.
Sub
In
Dē
Sine
Prō
Ab
Cum
Ex
This does leave out a couple ("prae" is probably the most significant), but it's close.
One thing that's strange is that "ante" takes the accusative and "prae" takes the ablative, even though as far as I can tell, they're synonymous.
EDIT: I just found a mnemonic for which prepositions can take the ablative: SID SPACE.
Sub
In
Dē
Sine
Prō
Ab
Cum
Ex
This does leave out a couple ("prae" is probably the most significant), but it's close.
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Re: paraeter plus accusativus
Have you seen this dedicated forum to LLPSI?
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