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Just Chat! / Why Does Latin Need A Vocative?
« on: 01/06/2023 05:11:30 »
The vocative case in Latin is the noun of direct address. Why does it need it?
According to Shakespeare, Julius Caesar's last words were Et tu, Brute? meaning "Even you Brutus?". Brutus is in the vocative case. But I just said it without using it. And you understood what I meant.
So why did the ancient Latins think they needed this special case?
According to Shakespeare, Julius Caesar's last words were Et tu, Brute? meaning "Even you Brutus?". Brutus is in the vocative case. But I just said it without using it. And you understood what I meant.
So why did the ancient Latins think they needed this special case?