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English translation: force Quintius to go out (ablativus absolutus)
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| 5 +1 | force Quintius to go out |
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| 5 +1 | It is ablative indeed |
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| 3 +1 | ablativus absolutus |
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peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1force Quintius to go out Explanation: Gamze: It is an ablativus absolutus. |
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peer agreement (net): +1ablativus absolutus Explanation: True, it does look like a dative; the fact that 'inquit' is not used parenthetically makes it look as the indirect object. However, if the participle is temporal - as I think it is - then we can only talk of an ablative absolute. So, basically, I think the difference is that with the a.a. the emphasis is put on the temporal relation between the action of the main verb and that of the participle - which is certainly not the case if you take 'Quinto' as a dative/object. |
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3 hrs confidence: peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1It is ablative indeed Explanation: Dear Gamze, yes, it looks like dative because it could be a dative, but it is also ablative (-o). Definitely an ablative absolute, in my humble opinion. Flavio |
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