Latin A1: In the city: prepositions · Words

ad (to, towards) takes the accusative: ad forum, ad portam. in takes the ablative for where something is (in horto, in the garden) and the accusative for where it goes (in hortum, into the garden). ex or e (out of) and cum (with) take the ablative: ex villa, cum amico. For a city, Latin uses no preposition: Romam (to Rome), Romae (in Rome).

• urbs — city
• forum — forum, market square
• templum — temple
• porta — gate
• ad — to, towards
• ex — out of, from
• cum — with
• sine — without

• Ad forum ambulamus. — We walk to the forum.
• Servus in templo est. — The servant is in the temple.
• Cum amicis ambulo. — I walk with friends.
• Romam venio. — I’m coming to Rome.