Nouns and Adjectives
The dative singular of agricola
agricolae
Give the 3rd person singular in Latin: laborare
laborat
What are the possible jobs of a noun in the nominative case?
subject noun, predicate noun
avus vetus
the old grandfather
Mother, the dog is taking the sausage!
Mater, canis tomaclum rapit! (or capit)
The accusative plural of frater
fratres
Give the 2nd person plural in Latin: iacēre
iacetis
How would you most likely translate the word "cow" if it were in the genitive case?
Sumus felices ubi (when) schola finit.
We are happy when school is finished.
The cook used to make good dinners for the family.
Coquus cenas bonas pro familia.
What is the "neuter rule"?
For neuter nouns, the nominative and accusative cases have the same endings.
Give the 3rd person plural in Latin: dicere
dicunt
How is the dative case usually translated?
to/for (the noun)
Vaccae pingues ē stabulo exit.
The fat cows are leaving the stable.
The green cucumbers on the table in the kitchen are small.
Cucumeres prasini in mensā in culinā sunt parvi.
Make these agree in Latin (in the accusative case): the large horse
equi magni
Give the 3rd person plural in Latin: sitire
Sitiunt
Name two prepositions that takes the accusative case.
ad, ante, circum, in (into, onto), per, inter, post, proper, sub, super, trans
Mater Marcellae in culina semper valde laborat.
Marcella's mother always works hard in the kitchen.
Mother was teaching her (own) children about the garden today.
Mater suos liberos de hortō hodie docebat.
Make these agree in Latin (in the dative case): the soft bed
lecto molli
How do you find the stem of a Latin verb?
Take the -re off the infinitive.
Name two prepositions that take the ablative case.
a/ab, de, e/ex, in, sine, sub
Lanius benignus carnem canibus dabat.
The kind butcher used to give meat to the dogs.
Grandmother was writing letters to (her) friends in the city.
Avia epistulas (suis) amicis in urbe scribebat.