Silly beginner question about quod

[Nemosum]

Hi everyone this is my first post so forgive me if I'm foolish. But I have a quick question.
Say I want to say something like: "Because of the wolves I don't want to go into the woods"
What case would wolves be in? I have (in my rather limited reading) never seen quod used without it being followed by some nominatives doing some verbs. In the instance above I don't want the wolves to be doing anything, I just want it to be because of them.
Should I translate it literally, use the gen. and say: Quod Luporum nolo in silvam ire"
Or should it be in a different case?
Thanks in advance everyone.

 

[cinefactus]

I think that you need another verb to go with the wolves. What about being a bit more explicit about why you don't want to go in, and use a slightly different construction. Perhaps:

cum adsint lupi
or
lupos timens

 

[JaimeB]

"On account of the wolves" could be propter lupos. Propterea quod can sometimes mean "because." Quia lupi adsunt could be "because wolves are there."

 

[Quasus]

"On account of the wolves" could be propter lupos.

+1

 

[Nemosum]

Thanks for all the help guys!

 

[Akela]

Nemosum, first of all, welcome to our forum

Second, your question is not silly at all. You should hear some of the more commonly asked things here...