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389.
Many verbs ordinarily transitive may be used
absolutely, having their natural object in the ablative with dé (§/273. N. 2): -
- priusquam Pompónius dé
êius adventú cógnósceret (B. C. iii. 101), before Pomponius could learn of his coming. [Cf. êius
advent=u c=ognit=o, his arrival being discovered.]
For Accusative and Genitive after Impersonals, see §354. b. For the Accusative after the
impersonal Gerundive with esse, see §500.3.