Ascemata Latina 2 dōnō tē aliquā rē
Ascēmata Latīna, Latin Exercises, which I am making for myself to improve my automaticity and fluency. Feel free to use them as a model for your own practice! Write your examples based on the formula, and leave them in the comments below.
We all know that the verb dōnāre (to give as a present) takes the dative case of the person to whom you are giving a gift, which is in the accusative case:
Librum amīcō dōnō.
I give my friend a book.
But not many know that you can put the person receiving the gift into the accusative case, and then the gift into the ablative case:
Librō amīcum dō.
I give my friend a book.
(You can also think of it as: I present my friend [direct object] with a book [instrument)].)
These verbs will take either construction:
dōnō dōnāre dōnāvī dōnātus, give
impertiō impertīre impertīvī impertītus, bestow
induō induere induī indūtus, put on (clothes)
exuō exuere exuī exūtus, take off (clothes)
aspergō aspergere aspersī aspersus, sprinkle
īnspergō īnspergere īnspersī īnspersus, sprinkle into
circumdō circumdare circumdedī circumdatus, encircle
MY EXERCISES
Sorōrī, cum diēs nātālis eī sit, tragēmata dōnō. = Sorōrem, cum diēs nātālis eī sit, tragēmatīs dōnō.
Multam salūtam tibi impertiō! = Multā salūte tē impertiō!
Cum forīs frīget, fīliō thōrācem induō. = Cum forīs frīget, fīlium thōrāce induō.
Ut mōs est, intus petasum mihi exuō. = Ut mōs est, intus petasō mē exuō.
Plūs salis lībō īnsperge! = Plūre salis lībum īnsperge!
Columbīs in hortīs publicīs habitantibus avēnam humī aspergō. = Columbōs in hortīs publicīs habitantēs avēnā humī aspergō.
Agricolae Anglī agrīs suīs saepēs circumdant. = Agricolae Anglī agrōs suōs saepibus circumdant.