disputatio quae mihi nuper habita est, the discussion which was
    recently conducted by me.

3.  Rarely with the uncompounded tenses of the passive; as,—­

    honesta bonis viris quaeruntur, noble ends are sought by good men.

Dative of Possession.

190.  The Dative of Possession occurs with the verb esse in such expressions as:—­

    mihi est liber, I have a book;

    mihi nomen est Marcus, I have the name Marcus.

1.  But with nomen est the name is more commonly attracted into the Dative; as, mihi Marco nomen est.

Dative of Purpose or Tendency.

191.  The Dative of Purpose or Tendency designates the end toward which an action is directed or the direction in which it tends.  It is used—­

1.  Unaccompanied by another Dative; as,—­

    castris locum deligere, to choose a place for a camp;

    legiones praesidio relinquere, to leave the legions as a guard (lit.
    for a guard);

    receptui canere, to sound the signal for a retreat.

2.  Much more frequently in connection with another Dative of the person:—­

  a) Especially with some form of esse; as,—­

    fortunae tuae mihi curae sunt, your fortunes are a care to me (lit.
    for a care);

    quibus sunt odio, to whom they are an object of hatred;

    cui bono? to whom is it of advantage?

  b) With other verbs; as,—­

    hos tibi muneri misit, he has sent these to you for a present;

    Pausanias Atticis venit auxilio, Pausanias came to the aid of the
    Athenians (lit. to the Athenians for aid).

3.  In connection with the Gerundive; as,—­

    decemviri legibus scribundis, decemvirs for codifying the laws;

    me gerendo bello ducem creavere, me they have made leader for carrying
    on the war.

NOTE.—­This construction with the gerundive is not common till Livy.

Dative with Adjectives.

192.  The use of the Dative with Adjectives corresponds very closely to its use with verbs.  Thus:—­

1.  Corresponding to the Dative of Indirect Object it occurs with adjectives signifying:  friendly, unfriendly, similar, dissimilar, equal, near, related to, etc.; as,—­

    mihi inimicus, hostile to me;

    sunt proximi Germanis, they are next to the Germans;

    noxiae poena par esto, let the penalty be equal to the damage.

  a.  For propior and proximus with the Accusative, see Sec. 141, 3.

2.  Corresponding to the Dative of Purpose, the Dative occurs with adjectives signifying:  suitable, adapted, fit; as,—­