New Latin Grammar, page 139 by Charles E. Bennett
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limit of motion; as,--
Italiam vēnit, _he came to Italy._
5. The goal notion seems to represent the original function of the Accusative Case. Traces of this primitive force are recognizable in the phrase Ä«nfitiÄs Ä«re, to deny (lit. _to go to a denial_), and a few other similar expressions.
Accusative in Exclamations.
183. The Accusative, generally modified by an Adjective, is used in Exclamations; as,--
mē miserum, _ah, wretched me!_
ÅŒ fallÄcem spem, _oh, deceptive hope!_
Accusative as Subject of the Infinitive.
184. The Subject of the Infinitive is put in the Accusative; as,--
videŠhominem abīre, _I see that the man is going away._
Other Uses of the Accusative.
185. Here belong--
1. Some Accusatives which were originally Appositives; viz.--
id genus, _of that kind_; as, hominēs id genus, men of that kind (originally hominēs, id genus hominum, _men, that kind of men_);
virīle secus, muliebre secus, of the male sex, _of the female sex_;
meam vicem, tuam vicem, etc., for my part, etc.;
bonam partem, magnam partem, _in large part_;
maximam partem, for the most part.
2. Some phrases of doubtful origin; as,--
id temporis, _at that time_; quod si, _but if_; id aetÄtis, _at that time_; cÄ“tera, in other respects.
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THE DATIVE.
186. The Dative case, in general, expresses relations which are designated in English by the prepositions to and for.
Dative of Indirect Object.
187. The commonest use of the Dative is to denote the person to whom something is given, said, or done. Thus:--
I. With transitive verbs in connection with the Accusative; as,--
hanc pecūniam mihi dat, _he giv