Chart Endings
This is the ending for both Dative and Ablative Plural nouns.
What is -īs?
This case is most commonly used for nouns that are Direct Objects.
What is Accusative?
The student annoys the teachers.
(Magister is 2nd Declension)
What is magistros?
The prepositions ad, propter, and in (when it means into) all have objects in this case.
What is Accusative?
Translate into English:
Femina praeclara familiam amat.
What is "The famous woman loves (her) family"?
This is the ending for the Nominative and Accusative Plural for neuter nouns.
Only nouns of these two cases can be objects of prepositions.
What are Accusative and Ablative?
The mother gives a hug to her son.
Filius is 2nd declension.
What is filio?
Which adjective agrees?
Puer pulchr__ casam videt. (Pulchr__ is modifying casam.)
What is pulchram?
Nauta in casā amici manet.
manet = stay
What is "the sailor stays in (or at) the house of a friend/a friend's house?"
The ending "-ae" is the first declension ending for Nominative Plural nouns along with these other two cases.
What are Genitive Singular and Dative Singular?
Nouns in this case are usually translate with either the word "to" or "for."
What is Dative?
Puer de vi_____ ambulat.
Via is 1st declension
What is viā? (de has Ablative objects)
Which adjective agrees?
Vir irat___ clamat quod cibus est frigidus.
What is iratus?
Translate into English:
Felis a puero curatur. (felis = cat)
What is "The cat is (being) taken care of by the boy"?
These are the endings for 2nd Declension singular Masculine nouns.
(Remember your order is: Nom.; Gen.; Dat.; Acc.; Abl.)
What are:
"-us
-i
-o
-um
-o"?
If the verb in a sentence is a linking verb such as est or sunt, Nominative nouns may function as this in addition to the subject of a sentence.
What is a predicate?
The father enters the girls' room.
Puella is first declension.
What is puellarum?
DAILY DOUBLE
Translate this sentence into Latin.
The family has large books.
What is "Familia magnos libros habent"?
Translate into English:
Puellae cenam bonam athletīs parat.
What is "The girls prepare a good dinner for the athletes."
These are the endings for first declension nouns in order (both singular and plural).
What are: -a, -ae, -ae, -am, -ā; -ae, -arum, -īs, -as, -īs"?
Nouns that are Genitive are used to express these three things in sentences.
What are Possession/ownership, family relationship, and description?
The plans were successful.
Consilium is 2nd declension neuter.
What is consilia?
Translate this sentence into Latin.
The evil men give poison to the sailors.
What is "Mali viri venenum nautīs dant"?
Translate into English:
Propter puerum, nullum venenum puellae datur.
nullus = no