Ablative absolutes
Ablative Absolutes are noun-adjective phrases that are used to set a scene/circumstance in which the action of a main clause can occur. The adjectives in such phrases are almost always Participles, and very frequently the Perfect Passive Participle specifically. These phrases are obviously in the ablative case, and can sound awkward when translated literally in English. Therefore, it is often preferable to interpret them as clauses of their own, using a conjunction (because, since, when, after, if, although, etc.) and a finite verb in English.
The easiest way to learn ablative absolutes is through copious examples and repetition.
1. Ablative Absolutes
The easiest way to learn ablative absolutes is through copious examples and repetition.
1. Ablative Absolutes
- 0:38 - basic Abl. Abs. structure
- 1:00 - "absolute" = separated from the rest of the sentence
- 1:15 - example 1
- 1:41 - better interpretation in English
- 2:17 - example 2
- 2:55 - example 3 (with Present Active Participle)
- 3:25 - example 4 and Relative Time & temporal (time) interpretation
- 4:20 - example 5 with causal interpretation
- 4:55 - example 6 with concessive interpretation
- 5:22 - Abl. Abs. consisting of 2 nouns, or a noun and a regular adjective
- 6:12 - Julius Caesar <3 Abl. Abs.
- 7:04 - summary