the girl walked in the wood

[john abshire]

For the phrase 'the girl walked in the wood' would wood be silva (ablative) or silvam (accusative) and why?
Thanks

'the girl walked in the wood'
puella in silva ambulabat (silva in ablative, (macron over the a); then in is in the ablative and it means "in" or "on")

'the girl walked into the wood'
puella in silvam ambulabat (silva in accusative; then in is in the accusative and it means "into")

in case you wondered; ambulabat vs ambulavit
for "walked", you could choose ambulabat (imperfect), or ambulavit (perfect), depending on whether the action is 'ongoing' (imperfect), or the action is 'over and done with' (perfect).
puella ambulabat= 'the girl was walking'; or/ 'the girl walked'
puella ambulavit= 'the girl has walked'; or/ 'the girl walked'

 

[Dickie]

Thanks John - that's an extremely clear explanation.