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How does the ablative case work?

The easiest way to explain it is that it is the 'adverbial' case. This means that it will always tell us something more about how an action (described by the verb) took place. One of the simplest examples to...
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Answered by Stephen J. Latin tutor
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What is a Negative Transfer?

A negative transfer is a process that happens during second language acquisition, where a learner of a foreign language applies rules that do not belong to the language he is speaking or writing. An example ...
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How many main cases are there in Russian and what are their basic function?

You have six cases in Russian: the nominative, accusative, genitive, instrumental, dative and prepositional. Remember they are all used at varying popularities, so the dative case is not nearly going to be u...
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Answered by Bronte W. Russian tutor
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When should I use the subjonctif?

The subjunctive is a tricky part of the french language, one that often confuses students. There are several cases in which it is used: - when you express a desire, a will, an order (e.g. Je veux que tu...)....
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Answered by Susanne K. French tutor
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How do I solve a simultaneous equation with more unknowns than equations?

If a set of equations has more unknowns than equations, you cannot get a value for each unknown. However, you can find the relationships between the variables.Start by rearranging one variable in terms of th...
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