MISCELLANEOUS.
§ 453. Verbs Governing a Dative.—The following is a further list of the Verbs referred to in § 308 (2) and not covered by (1) and (3) of that section, which take a Dative of the Indirect Object. Those marked A may also take an Acc. of the Direct Object (a thing) : impĕrat victīs pĕcūniam he orders the conquered (to pay) money; impĕrat hōc victīs he orders the conquered (to do) this. Those marked N. P. may, in addition to the Dative, also take the Acc. of a Neuter Pronoun.
adversāri oppose
assentāri flatter
auxĭliāri assist
blandīrī flatter
cēdere yield[1]
cŏmĭtārī accompany[2]
cōncēdere yield
cōnfīdere trust[3]
cōnsulere consult for[4]
crēdere believe (N.P.)
deesse fail
diffīdere distrust
displĭcēre displease
făvere support
fīdere trust[4]
grātĭfīcāri oblige (N.P.)
grātŭlārī congratulate (N. P.)
īgnōscere pardon (N.P.)
impĕrāre order (A)
indulgēre indulge
īnsĭdiāri plot against
invĭdēre envy
īrāscī be angry with
mălĕ dīcere abuse
mĕdērī treat medically
mĭnārī threaten (A)
mŏdĕrārī restrain[5]
mĭnĭtārī threaten (A)
nŏcēre harm
nūbere marry (a husband)
ŏbesse be injurious
ŏboedīre obey
obssĕqui be compliant
obtempĕrāre obey
obtrectāre disparage
offĭcere be in way of
ŏpĭtŭlārī assist
parcere spare
persuādēre persuade (N.P.)
plăcēre please
prōdesse advantage
rĕfrāgāri oppose
sătis făcĕre satisfy
servīre serve
stŭdere be devoted to
suādēre advise (A)
suffrāgarī support
supplĭcāre supplicate
suscēnsēre be angry
tempĕrāre restrain[5]
- ↑ cēdere, concēdere, take Acc. in sense of granting anything.
- ↑ Also with Acc.
- ↑ confidere, fīdere, take the Dat. of persons (and sometimes of things):="trust to": the Abl. of things="trust. in."
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Takes Acc. in sense of consulting a person.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 mŏdĕrārī and tempĕrāre take an Acc. in the sense of governing or controlling.
§ 454. Construction of Impersonal and Quasi-Impersonal Verbs.
1. The Five Impersonals [§ 166 (b)]:
| pĭget, pŭdet, paenĭtet | take | Genitive of Person. | ||
| tadedĕt,atque, mĭsĕret | Accusative of Mental Object, | |||
| Infinitive of Verb. |
as paenĭtet mē factī I am sorry for what has been done; pŭdet dīcere I am ashamed to say.
Note.—mĭsĕret does not take the Infinitive; paenĭtet may also take a Neuter Pronoun, as hōc mē paenĭtet I am dissatisfled with this.
2. The following list gives the construction of Nouns and Verbs with the chief Quasi-Impersonals:—
accĭdit happens, D. Pers. : ŭt w. Subj.
appāret is plain, as lĭquet
cōnstat is established, Inf. w. Acc.
contingit comes about, as accĭdit
convĕnit is agreed, ŭt Subj.
is suitable, Inf.
dĕcet is becoming, N. Pron., Acc. Pers. : Inf.
