Case Endings
1st declension nominative singular
a
decline puella, puella, f
puella
puellam
puellae
puellās
translate puer puellam amat
and
but
The Roman god of the sky, thunder, and lightening
Jupiter
2nd declension accusative singular
um
decline servus, servī, m
servus
servum
servī
servōs
translate sevī dominōs salutant
the servants greet the masters
is
est
The Roman god of war (violent warfare)
Mars
1st and 2nd declension nominative plural endings
ae and ī
decline puer, puerī, m
puer
puerum
puerī
puerōs
translate Aemilia in casā laborat
Aemilia works in the house
to love
amāre
diēs lunae is equivalent to this English day of the week
Monday
1st declension accusative singular and plural, 2nd declension accusative plural
am and ās, ōs
decline fēmina, fēminae, f and familia, familiae, f
fēmina
fēminam
fēminae
feminās
familia
familiam
familiae
familiās
translate puellae parvae sunt sed puerī magnī sunt.
the girls are small but the boys are big
to greet
salutāre
Sunday in Latin
diēs solis
1st and 2nd declension genitive singular
ae and ī
decline vir, virī, m
vir
virum
virī
virōs
translate fīlia et fīlius familiās salutant. familia fīlium nōn salutat sed fīliam salutat.
the daughter and son greet their families. the family does not greet the son but does greet the daughter.
master
dominus
Day of Julius Caesar’s death
March 15th (Ides of March)