Latin syntax: cases governed by active, neuter and deponent verbs
Rules of verb government with example sentences (Pirus amat Penalopem...)
A compact Latin syntax table setting out which cases different verbs govern. Under 'active' it numbers constructions — nominative + accusative (Pirus amat Penalopem), nominative + accusative with genitive or ablative (Tu implevisti domum tritico), and further patterns — then repeats the scheme for neuter and deponent verbs. Each rule is illustrated with a short Latin example sentence.
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Verb government in three classes
Active verbs: 1st, nom.+acc., 'Pirus amat Penalopem'; 2nd, nom.+acc. with gen. or abl., 'Tu implevisti domum tritico'; 3rd, nom.+acc.+dat., 'Trado te studii filosofie'; 4th, nom.+acc.+acc., 'Ego doceo te artem gramaticam'. Parallel numbered rules follow for neuter verbs (sum es est; Pirus abundat libris) and deponent verbs (Dii vescuntur ambrosia; Ego sequor imperatorem).
