§362. Indirect Object with Transitives

The Dative of the Indirect Object with the Accusative of the Direct may be used with any transitive verb whose meaning allows (see § 274):—

• dō tibi librum, I give you a book.
• illud tibi affīrmō; (Fam. 1.7.5), this I assure you.
• commendō tibi êius omnia negōtia (id. 1.3), I put all his affairs in your hands (commit them to you).
• dabis profectō misericordiae quod īrācundiae negāvistī; (Deiot. 40), you will surely grant to mercy what you refused to wrath.
• litterās ā tē mihi stator tuus reddidit (Fam. 2.17), your messenger delivered to me a letter from you.

a. Many verbs have both a transitive and an intransitive use, and take either the Accusative with the Dative, or the Dative alone:—

• mihi id aurum crēdidit (cf. Plaut. Aul. 15), he trusted that gold to me.
• equō nē crēdite (Aen. 2.48), put not your trust in the horse.
• concessit senātus postulātiōnī tuae (Mur. 47), the senate yielded to your demand.
• concēdere amīcīs quidquid velint (Lael. 38), to grant to friends all they may wish.