On this page you'll find 2 example sentences with Dativus. Discover how to use the word correctly in a sentence.
Dativus in a sentence
Context around Dativus
- Average sentence length in these examples: 30 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 2 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Dativus
- In this selection, "dativus" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 30 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, obligation, auctoris and ethicus stand out and add context to how "dativus" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include like the dativus ethicus in and the obligation dativus auctoris as. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "dativus" sits close to words such as aabc, aacr and aacsb, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with dativus
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The first dative mir ("to me") expresses the speaker's commiseration (much like the dativus ethicus in Latin, see below). (20 words)
In such constructions a substantive in dative may be used to identify the agent of the obligation (dativus auctoris), as in Oratio nobis laudanda est meaning "The speech is to be praised by us" or "We must praise the speech". (40 words)
In such constructions a substantive in dative may be used to identify the agent of the obligation (dativus auctoris), as in Oratio nobis laudanda est meaning "The speech is to be praised by us" or "We must praise the speech". (40 words)
The first dative mir ("to me") expresses the speaker's commiseration (much like the dativus ethicus in Latin, see below). (20 words)
Example sentences (2)
In such constructions a substantive in dative may be used to identify the agent of the obligation (dativus auctoris), as in Oratio nobis laudanda est meaning "The speech is to be praised by us" or "We must praise the speech".
The first dative mir ("to me") expresses the speaker's commiseration (much like the dativus ethicus in Latin, see below).