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Rh 45. . Dative Indirect Object. The indirect object of a verb is in the Dative.

a. The indirect object usually stands before the direct object.

46. We may now complete the translation of the sentence The sailor announces the flight to the farmers, and we have

Nauta agricolīs fugam nūntiat

47. EXERCISES

First learn the special vocabulary, p. 283.

Point out the direct and indirect objects and the genitive of the possessor.

I.
 * 1. Quis nautīs pecūniam dat?
 * 2. Filiae agricolae nautīs pecūniam dant.
 * 3. Quis fortūnam pugnae nūntiat?
 * 4. Galba agricolīs fortūnam pugnae nūntiat.
 * 5. Cui domina fābulam nārrat?
 * 6. Fīliae agricolae domina fābulam nārrat.
 * 7. Quis Diānae corōnam dat?
 * 8. Puella Diānae corōnam dat quia Diānam amat.
 * 9. Dea lūnae sagittās portat et ferās silvārum necat.
 * 10. Cuius victōriam Galba nūntiat?
 * 11. Nautae victōriam Galba nūntiat.

Imitate the word order of the preceding exercise.

II.
 * 1. To whom do the girls give a wreath?
 * 2. The girls give a wreath to Julia, because Julia loves wreaths.
 * 3. The sailors tell the ladies a story, because the ladies love stories.
 * 4. The farmer gives his (§22.a) daughter water.
 * 5. Galba announces the cause of the battle to the sailor.
 * 6. The goddess of the moon loves the waters of the forest.
 * 7. Whose wreath is Latona carrying? Diana's.