Case Functions
words in this case are the subject of a sentence
nominative
what case is the word "dominus"
nominative
ego narro
I tell
Ego habito in insulā
I live on the island
give one thing Zeus/Jupiter is the god of
thunder, sky, lightning, king of gods
DAILY DOUBLE: words in this case are having an action done to them
accusative
what case is the word "insularum"
genitive
tu habitas
you live
tauri sunt timidi
the bulls are timid
the trident is the symbol of this god
Poseidon/Neptune
this case shows possession and usually is translated with the word "of"
genitive
DAILY DOUBLE: what case is the word "amicis" (there are two, give me one)
dative OR ablative plural
laborat
he/she works
we rule
nos regnamus
What is Apollo's Greek name?
Apollo
this case follows words like "with" or "in"
ablative
"Ego narro fabulam reginae" means "I tell a story to the queen" what case is the word reginae?
dative
vos regnatis
you all reign/rule
vos spectatis terras magnas in chartā
you all see the large lands/countries on the map
this is the god of wool and wisdom
Minerva/Athena
words in the dative case are translated with either of these two words (give me one)
"to" or "for"
what cases could the word "puellae" be? Give me all 3
nominative plural, dative singular, genitive singular
we live
nos habitamus
we tell stories to the bull
nos narramus fabulas tauro
What is the god Janus' Greek name?
he doesn't have one (no Greek version of Janus)