Accusative.
§. 302. Acc. of Direct Object—A number of Intransitive Verbs by a change of meaning take an Ace. of the Direct Object.
| Expūgnāvit urbem | He captured (fought out) the city'. | |
| Rem dŏlĕŏ, hŏmĭnem rīdĕō | I greive at the thing, I laugh (at) the man. |
§ 303. Accusative of Extent of Space and Time.
| Fossă trēs pĕdēs lātă | A ditch three feet wide. |
| Sex indŭ passūs cōnstĭtĭt | He stopped six paces from there. |
| Trīgintā annōs nātŭs | Thirty years old. |
| Pĕrĭīt ăbhinc annōs dĕcem | He died ten years ago. |
Sometimes pĕr is used of the time throughout which: lūdī pĕr dĕcem dĭēs factī sunt games were celebrated for ten days.
§ 304. "Cognate" Accusative.—This can only be used without an Adj. if the Noun has a force of its own: servĭt servĭtūtem he slaves as a slave.
In place of the Adj. and Cognate Noun, another Noun may be used to define the action: vincĕrĕ causam to win a case (to gain a victory in a case) ; Glaucum saltārĕ (poet.) to dance the "Glaucus" (dance).
§ 305. Accusative with Verbs compounded with Prepositions.—Verbs may take the Ace. because they are compounded with Prepositions which take the Acc.
So (a) Intransitive Verbs: ădŏrīrī hostēs to rise against (to attack) the enemy; so, incrĕpārĕ cry out against, sŭbīrĕ go under or undergo, etc.
(b) Transitive Verbs (with Acc. of Direct Object also); so especially compounds of trāns: Caesăr mīlĭtēs amnem trānsportăt Cæsar carries his troops across the river. So ănĭmum advertĕrĕ (also ănimadvertĕrĕ): ănĭmum advertī hŏmĭnem I turned my mind to the man (I observed the man).
§ 306.
Double Accusative.
Two Accusatives may go
After cēlō, dŏcĕo,[1]
ōrō, pōscō, flāgĭtō,[2]
rŏgō and interrŏgō.[3]
