Declension Tension
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100

The number of declensions there are

Five Declensions

100

Decline terra, terrae

terr-a              terr-ae

terr-ae            terr-arum

terr-ae            terr-is

terr-am           terr-as

terr-a              terr-is

100

Where the verb usually stands in the sentence

last

100

The gender rule for 1st declension nouns

All nouns are feminine unless they name a masculine person.


100
The case of a direct object of a transitive verb

Accusative Case


200

How we determine to which declension a noun belongs

By its genitive singular ending

200

Decline servus, servi

serv-us          serv-i

serv-i            serv-orum

serv-o           serv-is

serv-um        serv-os

serv-o           serv-is

200

The subject of a finite verb is in the __________ case.

Nominative case

200

The gender rule for 2nd declension nouns.

Nominative cases ending in:

-us are masculine (servus)

-um are neuter (bellum)

200
The Latin case of an indirect object

Dative case

300

The ending of the genitive singular noun in the 1st declension

-ae

300

Decline bellum, belli

bell-um      bell-a

bell-i          bell-orum

bell-o         bell-is

bell-um      bell-a

bell-o         bell-is

300

A finite verb agrees with its subject in __________ and __________.

person & number

300

Where an adverb usually stands in a sentence

It usually stands immediately before the verb it modifies.

300

The case of a predicate nominative after a linking verb

Nominative Case

400

How the stem of a 2nd declension noun is found

By dropping the -i from the genitive singular

400

Translate sumus amici.

We are friends.

400

Where the sum (to be) verbs stand in a sentence

Anywhere

400
NGR stands for _____________ and means __________.

Natural Gender Rule - if a nouns names a male person it will be masculine; if a noun names a female person it will be feminine.

400

The possessive case and many English "of" phrases are translated by the ___________ case.

Genitive Case


500

How the stem of a 1st declension noun is found

By dropping the -ae from the genitive singular

500

Translate The forests are on the earth.

Silvae sunt in terra.

500

The present tense forms of sum and their meanings 

sum - I am                 sumus  - we are

es    - you are             estis    - you (all) are

est   - he/she/it is        sunt    - they are



500

These 2 case endings are always the same with neuter nouns

nominative and accusative

500

Objects of prepositions are put in these 2 cases.

Accusative and Ablative cases