puella, puellae
Identify the case and number: puellas
acc. pl.
Identify the case and number: medico
dat. sg., abl. sg.
Identify the case and number: canum
gen. pl.
Identify the case and number: exercitui
dat. sg.
This function of the accusative case answers who or what is affected by the verb.
Direct Object
Create the form: gen. sg.
puellae
Create the form: dat. pl.
medicis
Create the form: nom. pl.
canes
Create the form: abl. pl.
exercitibus
The genitive case can be translated with an 's or this word.
of
Create the form: girls (direct object)
puellas
Create the form: with the doctors
medicis
Create the form: dog (subject)
canis
Create the form: of the armies
exercituum
This case indicates the recipient of the direct object.
Dative
Translate the following form: puellarum
of the girls/ the girls'
Translate the following form: medici
of the doctor/ the doctors
Translate the following form: canibus
to/for/by/with/from/in/on the dogs
Translate the following form: exercitu
by/with/from/in/on the army
The ablative case very often will be translated using one of these following words before it.
by/with/from/in/on
Translate the bolded word into its correct case and number in Latin. The girls entered the auditorium.
puellae
Translate the bolded word into its correct case and number in Latin. We brought tools for the doctor.
medico
Translate the bolded word into its correct case and number in Latin. We see the dogs in the road.
canes
Translate the bolded word into its correct case and number in Latin. Rain descended upon the army.
exercitu
In addition to the subject, a noun in the nominative case can also be a predicate nominative if this type of verb is in the sentence.
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