donum, -i
gift
nominative, singular, masculine
Parse: donum
Nominative, singular, neuter
OR
Accusative, singular, neuter
What three traits do all Latin nouns have?
Number, case, gender
puer, i
boy
caelum, -i
sky
Parse: ludi
Genitive, singular, masculine
OR
Nominative, plural, masculine
Parse: donorum
Genitive, plural, neuter
What are the three genders that Latin nouns can have?
masculine, feminine, neuter
vir, viri
man
neco, necare, necavi, necatum
I kill, to kill, I killed, killed
Parse: ludorum
Genitive, plural, masculine
Parse: donis
Dative, plural, neuter
OR
Ablative, plural, neuter
What question does number answer when referring to a noun?
How many of the noun are there?
germanus, i
brother
mando, mandare, mandavi, mandatum
I entrust, to entrust, I entrusted, entrusted
Dative, singular, masculine
OR
Ablative, singular, masculine
Parse: donum
Accusative, singular, neuter
What question does case answer about a noun?
What is the noun's role in the sentence?
vigilo, vigilare, vigilavi, vigilatum
I guard, to guard, I guarded, guarded
ambulo, ambulare, ambulavi, ambulatum
I walk, to walk, I walked, walked
Parse: ludum
Accusative, singular, masculine
Nominative, plural, neuter
OR
Accusative, plural, neuter
What is the "neuter rule"?
For nouns that are neuter, the accusative and nominative cases have the same form
clamo, clamare, clamavi, clamatum
I shout, to shout, I shouted, shouted