Specific Verbs and Adjectives taking the Dative Case

Certain words in Latin take the dative case, instead of the accusative. The following table shows all of these contained in the OCR GCSE. The first column shows the Latin word and its parts, and the second shows the English, including the literal meaning in brackets.

Latin English
credo
credere
credidi
creditum
I believe (in someone/something)
confido
confidi
confisus sum
I trust (in someone/something)
faveo
favere
favi
fautum
I favour (to someone/something)
impero
imperare
I order (to someone)
parco
parcere
peperci
parsum
I spare (someone/something from)
pareo
parere
parui
paritum
I obey (to someone)
persuadeo
persuadere
persuasi
persuasum
I persuade (give persuasion to someone)
placeo
placere
placui
placitum
I please (I am pleasing to someone)
resisto
resistere
restiti
I resist (give resistance towards something/someone)

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