The dative (indirect object) of the first declension has a singular form and a plural form.<\/p>\n
The dative singular of the first declension looks a lot like the nominative plural of the first declension :<\/p>\n
1) Estis nautae<\/strong> = You all are sailors.<\/p>\n 2) Nautae scapham d\u014d<\/strong> = I am giving a boat to the sailor<\/p>\n The first sentence contains “nautae” in the nominative\u00a0plural of the first declension, and the second sentence contains “nautae” in the dative singular of the first declension. As you can see, with “nautae”, the dative singular and the nominative plural of the first declension ends in -ae.<\/p>\n The dative plural of the first declension is also the same as the ablative plural of the first declension :<\/p>\n 1)\u00a0F\u0113minae cum naut\u012bs\u00a0natant<\/strong> = The women are swimming with the sailors<\/p>\n 2) F\u0113minae aquam naut\u012bs dant<\/strong> = The women are giving water to the sailors<\/p>\n The first sentence uses naut\u012bs in the ablative plural of the first declension, but the second sentence uses naut\u012bs in the dative plural of the first declension. As you can see, the ablative plural and the dative plural of the first declension ends in -\u012bs.<\/p>\n Here are some exercises for practice :<\/p>\n 1) Puell\u012bs tabul\u0101s n\u014dn port\u0101mus<\/strong><\/p>\n 2) Agricolae terram semper ar\u0101s<\/strong><\/p>\n Here are the answers :<\/p>\n 1) We are not carrying writing tablets for the girls<\/p>\n 2) You always plow the soil for the farmer<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The dative (indirect object) of the first declension has a singular form and a plural form. The dative singular of the first declension looks a lot like the nominative plural of the first declension : 1) Estis nautae = You all are sailors. 2) Nautae scapham d\u014d = I am giving a boat to the…<\/p>\n