5.1.3 Accusative: the case of the object
The accusative case is the form of the noun used for the object of the sentence.
- servus feminam amat. The slave loves the woman.
- puer lupum capit. The boy captures the wolf.
The accusative is also used after certain prepositions in Latin (such as ad, ‘towards’).
- puer ad feminam currit. The boy runs towards the woman.