The noun case that shows the subject of the sentence.
What is nominative?
The accusative of Cornelia.
What is "Corneliam"?
The nominative of Aureliam.
What is "Aurelia"?
Flaviae
What is "of Flavia" or "Flavia's"?
Flavia sedebat.
The noun case that shows the direct object of the sentence.
What is accusative?
The accusative of Marcus.
What is "Marcum"?
The nominative of "arborem."
What is "arbor"?
Marcī
What is "of Marcus" or "Marcus's"?
Flavia sub arbore sedebat.
What is "Flavia was sitting under a tree"?
The noun case that shows direct address (Salve, Marce!)
What is vocative?
The accusative of puellae (plural).
What is "puellās"?
The nominative of "puerum".
What is "puer"?
arboris
What is "of the tree" or "the tree's"?
Flavia sub arbore sedebat et librum legebat.
What is "Flavia was sitting under the tree and reading a book"?
The noun case that shows possession (Aurelia's carriage)
What is genitive?
The accusative of puerī (plural).
What is "puerōs"?
The nominative of "Corneliōs"?
What is "Corneliī?"
puellārum
What is "of the girls" or "the girls'"?
Flavia sub arbore sedebat et Corneliae librum legebat.
What is "Flavia was sitting under the tree and reading Cornelia's book"?
The noun case used most often with prepositions (in villā).
What is ablative?
The accusative of arbor.
What is "arborem"?
The nominative of "matrem."
What is "mater"?
matrum
What is "of the mothers" or "the mothers'"?
Flavia sub arbore sedebat et Corneliae librum legebat, Marce!
What is "Flavia was sitting under the tree and reading Cornelia's book, Marcus!"?