| Collēgae tŭō grātĭam rĕfĕr | Thank your colleague. |
| Ērĭpē mē turbae | Rescue me from the crowd. |
§ 309. Dative with Adjectives and Adverbs.
1. With friendly, useful, like and near,
Needful, suitable, and dear,
(And their contraries, 'tis clear)
Datives generally appear.
2. Adverbs of several of these Adjectives also take the Dat.
| Inĭmīcŭs est sĭbĭ | He is his own enemy. |
| Noxĭae poenă pār estō | Let the penalty be equal to the offence. |
| Finĭtĭmŭs est ōrātōrī poētă | Oratory (the orator) is akin to poetry. |
| Congrŭentĕr nātūrae vīvĕrĕ | To live according to nature. |
Pār, dispār, sĭmĭlĭs, dissĭmĭlĭs, contrārĭŭs, săcĕr sacred to, sŭperstĕs surviving, are found both with the Dat. and Gen.
§ 310. 'Dative of the Person Judging.—The person judging or taken as a standard is often put in the Dative: formōsa est multīs she is beautiful to (in the judgment of) many. So especially in the Present Participle: turrēs prŏcŭl intŭentĭbŭs părēs towers of equal size when viewed from-a-distance (to those who viewed- them from-a-distance).
§ 311. The Predicative Dative.—Besides sum, this is found with hăbĕo, dūcō consider, dō assign as, and some other Verbs.
The Datives auxĭlĭō, subsĭdĭō, etc., to the help of, are used with Verbs of going and sending.
| I ask whom it did good to. | |
| Hăbērĕ quaestuī rem pūblĭcam | To regard the state as gain. |
| Auxĭlĭō Caesări mīttĭtur | He is sent to Cæsar's aid. |
| Hōc māgnae laudī tĭbĭ est[1] | This is greatly to your credit. |
§ 312. Poetical Usages.—(1) Poets sometimes use the Dat. for ā or ăb with the Abl. of the Agent: carmĭană quae scrīabuntŭr ăquae pōtōrĭbŭs poems which are written by water drinkers.
(2) Poets use the Dal. of the Indirect Object with several Verbs, etc., with which it is not allowed in prose; sōlus tĭbĭ certĕt Amyntās Amyntas only would contend with you; vir tŭŭs est ĕpŭlās nōbĭs- ↑ Only Adjectives of Quantity can be used with the Predicative Dat.
