Grammar
Latin does not have the English articles ___, _____, and _____
a
an
the
In Latin, an adjective must agree with its noun in _____, ______, and _______, but not __________.
gender, number, and case but not declension
How do you find the stem of a latin noun?
Drop the genitive singular ending
multa óppida
Noun: D: 2nd G: Neuter N: Plural C:nom.
Adjective: D: 1/2 G: Neuter N: Plural C: nom.
Translation: many towns
Home
D: 4th
G: F
N: S
Translation: domus
The four attributes of nouns are _________
declension
gender
number
case
counting numbers are called ________ numbers
cardinal
The subject is in the ______ case and the direct object is in the _______ case.
Nominative
Accusative
ducem magnum
Noun: D: 3rd G: Masc. N: Singular C: accusative
Adjective: D: 1/2 G: Masc. N: Singular C: accusative
Translation: great leader
lamp
D: 3rd
G: N
N: S
Translation: lumen
All neuter nouns obey the neuter rule:
The nominative and accusative case forms are ______.
The nominative and accusative plural case ending is ____.
the same
-a
numbers which indicate the order of things in a series are called ________ numbers.
ordinal
What is the possessive case?
genitive
Septem Declension only
reges D, G, N, Case, translation
Final translation
Septem D: Cardinal
Reges
D: 3rd
G. Masc
N: Plural
Case: Nom.
Tr: Kings
Final Tr: Seven kings
eternal home
domus aeterna
The declension a noun belongs to is determined by the ____________ ending.
genitive singular
the two basic parts of a sentence are the __________________
subject and predicate
What is the subject case?
What is the direct object case?
What is the indirect object case?
Subject - nominative
Direct Object - accusative
Indirect Object - dative
Romam D, G, N, C, Tr
servaverunt P, N, T, Tr
Final tr
Romam D: 1st G: F. N: S C: acc. Tr: Rome
servaverunt P: 3rd N: Plural T: Perfect Tr: They have guarded
Final Tr: They have guarded Rome
second lamp
secundum lumen
The subject and verb must agree in ______ and _____
person
number
A _____________ follows a linking verb and renames the subject.
A _____________ follows a linking verb and describes the subject.
predicate nominative
predicate adjective
What is the to/for case?
What is the of case?
Ablative - in/by/with/from
dative - to/for
genitive - of