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Direct Object of the Second Declension Posted by kunthra on Apr 16, 2010
The direct object of the second declension will have a different ending from the direct object of the first declension. That’s why Latin can be so challenging. The singular accusative (direct object) of the second declension will have a -um ending Cervus campum dēlet. (dēlēre = to destroy. campus = camp, field) Since “campum” ends…
Direct Object Plurals Posted by kunthra on Apr 7, 2010
To form the direct object plural of first declension masculine words like “nauta” use the ending – ās : Spectō nautās = I am watching the sailors Now try translating these sentences : (1) Stellās numerant. (numerāre = to count. stella = star) (2) Aedificātis casās et schaphās. (3) Portās tabulās. (tabula = writing tablet) The answers are…
Direct Objects Posted by kunthra on Mar 15, 2010
As promised, here are the answers from the previous post: (The answers will be after the colon) (1) cōgitās (cōgitāre = to think) : You think, you do think, you are thinking (2) dubitō (dubitāre = to doubt) : I doubt, I do doubt, I am doubting (3) labōrāmus (labōrāre = to labor/work) : We work, We do work, We are working…
3rd Declension Neuter Nouns in the Singular Posted by kunthra on Jun 20, 2009
Third declension neuter nouns in the nominative singular and the accusative singular are unpredictable. That’s why you’ll see a dash in the endings for the nominative and accusative. N: – G : –is D : –ī Acc : – Abl : –e The endings for the Latin word for foot: N : pēs G…
First Declension Plural Posted by kunthra on Apr 13, 2009
Memorize the endings below, because these endings form the plural first declension nouns: Nominative: –ae Genitive: –ārum Dative: –īs Accusative: –ās Ablative: –īs Here’s an example of first declension plural endings for the word farmer in Latin. Even though first declension nouns are usually feminine, the Latin word for farmer is masculine. N: agricolae G: agricolārum…
First Declension Singular Posted by kunthra on Apr 11, 2009
First declension nouns are usually feminine like queen (rēgīna) and widow (vidua). However there is the rare case where masculine nouns like farmer (agricola) and sailor (nauta) also fall under first declension nouns. Here are the singular first declension endings: Nominative: –a Genitive: –ae Dative: –ae Accusative: –am Ablative: –ā Here are the first declension…
Declension of Latin Nouns Posted by kunthra on Apr 8, 2009
In Latin, nouns have to undergo declension. Declension of nouns are necessary to show whether a sentence is plural or singular, feminine or masculine etc. Latin declensions of nouns consist of six grammatical casus or cases: 1) Nominative – marks the subject of a sentence. It answers the question: who? or what? The subject is usually…