44 Ablative of Time When

“You also use an Ablative without a preposition when you want to communicate the time WHEN something happened. When this is translated into English, use the preposition ‘by’ or ‘in’ or ‘at’. (Sometimes no additional word is needed.) This use is called Ablative of Time When:”

Ablative of Time When, Examples (F)

diēby day

lūce diēīby the light of day

annōin the year“A.D. means Annō Dominī, In the year of the Lord.”

ūnō diēone day

Ūnō diē, cum timor mēcum erat, aliquid dē morte cōgitābam.

One day, when fear was with me, I was thinking something about death.

Nocte aliquid vidēbamus, sed diē erat nīl. (12)

In a bad year people will not remain in the city. (13)