you
tu
femina pulchra
a pretty woman
Portia is Roman.
Portia est Romana.
Two or more nouns may be used as the subject,....
joined by "et".
Holy Mary
Sancta Maria
I
ego
ancilla bona
the good maidservant
The woman is good.
Femina est bona.
Sunt is a being verb and is....
like the English being verb "are".
In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.
In nomine Patris et Filii et Spiritus Sancti.
they (neuter)
ea
puellae Romanae
the Roman girls
The roads are long.
Viae sunt logae.
Sunt may also be used with compound subjects....
where two or more nouns are used as the subject.
There are seven churches in Asia.
Sunt septum ecclesiae in Asia.
they (feminine)
eae
ecclesiae Christianae
the Christian churches
Mary and Lucy are girls.
Maria et Lucia sunt puellae.
When an adjective is used to describe a plural subject,
the adjective must also be plural.
I AM He who is speaking with Thee.
Ego sum,qui loquor tecum.
they (masculine)
ei
viae Romanae
Roan Roads
Octavia and Claudia are women.
Octavia et Claudia sunt feminae.
The ampersand, a typographic character, originated from....
et when Roman scribes in the first century wrote in cursive and joined the e and the t into one character.
Blessed is the fruit of thy womb Jesus.
Benedictus frutus ventris tui, Jesus.