In English we have subjects, objects, and a possessive form. These are the three cases recognized in English. Our indirect objects are objects of prepositions. We also have a limited vocative case used for yelling at people. In Latin the indirect object case is different from the prepositional cases, and there are two prepositional cases.
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English vs. Latin
- Subject vs Nominative Case
- Possessive vs Genitive Case
- Indirect Object (preposition) vs Dative Case
- Objective vs Accusative Case
- Objective (preposition) vs Accusative/Ablative (preposition)
- e.g., "Mommy!" vs. Vocative Case
- ---- vs. Locative (place)
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