Ablative

Pro Tip 1/3

Case Usage

Understand that ablative often indicates the means or manner how something happens in a sentence.

He wrote the letter with a pen - 'with a pen' is an ablative explaining the means.

Pro Tip 2/3

Not Always Objects

Remember, in some languages, ablative is used for locations or causes, not just direct objects.

In Latin, 'Romā venit' means 'He comes from Rome', where 'Romā' is ablative.

Pro Tip 3/3

Latin Focused

In English, we don't have an ablative case; it's more common in Latin-based linguistic studies.

When studying Latin, you'll frequently encounter the ablative case.