From Fear, Famous For

Level 4

Use the ablative for the cause of a feeling and for the respect in which something is true.

How It Works

No preposition is needed. English uses different little words here, such as from, because of, in or for, so choose the one that fits.

Do not mix cause with means. Pedibus ambulat means he walks on foot (means), and timore tacet means he is silent from fear (cause).

The Beatitudes use the ablative of respect: pauperes spiritu means poor in spirit, and mundo corde means clean in heart.

Timore tacet.
He is silent from fear.
Timore is the ablative of cause.
Iulia dolore flet.
Iulia weeps from grief.
Dolore is the ablative of cause.
Puer nomine Marcus in villa habitat.
A boy named Marcus lives in the house.
Nomine is the ablative of respect: named, in name.
Puella ingenio clara est.
The girl is famous for her talent.
Ingenio is the ablative of respect.
Beati mundo corde, quoniam ipsi Deum videbunt.
Blessed are the clean of heart, for they shall see God.
From Matthew 5:8. Mundo corde is the ablative of respect.

Leaving the cause in the nominative.
Timor tacet.
Timore tacet.
Timor tacet is good Latin, but it means Fear is silent. To say that he is silent from fear, put the cause in the ablative: timore.

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From Fear, Famous ForLevel 4

The ablative can say because of, as it says by what.

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