ing_;
juvat, _it pleases_, take the Accusative of the Person Affected; as,--

me decet haec dicere, _it becomes me to say this._

d) In poetry many Passive Verbs, in imitation of Greek usage, are
employed as Middles (Sec. 256, 1; 2), and take the Accusative as Object;
as,--

galeam induitur, _he puts on his helmet;_

cinctus tempora hedera, _having bound his temples with ivy;_

nodo sinus collecta, _having gathered her dress in a knot._

Accusative of the Result Produced.

176. 1. The ordinary type of this Accusative is seen in such expressions
as--

librum scribo, _I write a book_;

domum aedifico, _I build a house_.

2. Many Verbs usually Intransitive take a _Neuter Pronoun_, or _Adjective_,
as an Accusative of Result. Thus:--

a) A Neuter Pronoun; as,--

haec gemebat, _he made these moans_;

idem gloriari, _to make the same boast_;

eadem peccat, _he makes the same mistakes_.

b) A Neuter Adjective,--particularly _Adjectives of number_ or
_amount_,--multum, multa, pauca, etc.; also nihil; as,--

multa egeo, _I have many needs_;

pauca studet, _he has few interests_;

multum valet, _he has great strength_;

nihil peccat, _he makes no mistake_.

NOTE.--In poetry other Adjectives are freely used in this construction;
as--

minitantem vana, _making vain threats_;

acerba tuens, _giving a fierce look_;

dulce loquentem, _sweetly talking_.

3. The adverbial use of several Neuter Pronouns and Adjectives grows out of
this Accusative; as,--

multum sunt in venatione, _they are much engaged in hunting_.

a. So also plurimum, _very greatly_; plerumque, _generally_; aliquid,
_somewhat_; quid, _why?_ nihil, _not at all_; etc.

4. Sometimes an Intransitive Verb takes an Accusative of Result which is of
kindred etymology with the Verb. This is called a COGNATE ACCUSATIVE, and
is usually modified by an Adjective; as,--

sempiternam servitutem serviat, _let him serve an everlasting slavery_;

vitam duram vixi, _I have lived a hard life_.

a. Sometimes the Cognate Accusative is not of kindred etymology, but
merely of kindred meaning; as,--

stadium currit, _he runs a race_;

Olympia vincit, _he wins an Olympic victory_.

5. The Accusative of Result occurs also after Verbs of _tasting_ and
_smelling_; as,--

piscis mare sapit, _the fish tastes of the sea_;

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