ad + Accusative (To a Place)

To a Place

Level 2

Ad means to or toward.

How It Works

Ad also works with people: Venite ad me means come to me. In a Church text, Ad te clamamus means to you we cry.

In front of a word that starts with a vowel, ad keeps its form: ad urbem.

To a town, Latin often leaves out the preposition. That comes at Level 3.

With people, ad means to or toward them: ad amicum. To say at someone's house, Latin uses apud with the person.

Iulia ad forum currit.
Iulia runs to the forum.
Ad takes the accusative forum.
Marcus ad amicum venit.
Marcus comes to his friend.
Ad takes the accusative amicum.
Pueri ad villam veniunt.
The boys come to the house.
Villam is accusative after ad.
Ad te clamamus.
To you we cry.
A line from the Salve Regina. Ad takes the accusative te.
Venite ad me.
Come to me.
Venite is the plural command. Ad takes me.

Using the nominative after ad.
Marcus ad amicus venit.
Marcus ad amicum venit.
Ad takes the accusative: ad amicum.

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ad + Accusative (To a Place)Level 2To a Place

Ad is one of the prepositions with the accusative.

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