latintutorial | Rule 57: The Ablative Absolute @latintutorial | Uploaded August 2020 | Updated October 2024, 3 hours ago.
The ablative absolute is arguably the most important bit of complex grammar in Latin. It combines cases with participles, can show a lot of different things, and doesn't have an easy way to make a good translation in English. In this video, I cover the ablative absolute both in its basic forms as well as by looking at its more complicated edge cases. With this video watched, you will learn more about this concept!