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Latin Grammar

Cases:

  • Nominative - the subject of the sentence; e.g The father loved his daughter.

  • Vocative - when the subject is being directly adressed; e.g O king!

  • Accusative - when the direct object is being affected by the verb; e.g the father loved his daughter

  • Genetive - when something is in possession; e.g the father’s daughter

  • Dative - when something is to or for someone; e.g the father gave a gift to his daughter.

  • Ablative - when something is used without a preposition to mean by, with, or for; e.g the father helped his daughter with kindness.

1st declension

Nominative sg = -a

Accusative sg = -am

Genitive sg = -ae

Dative sg = -ae

Ablative sg = -a

Nominative pl = -ae

Accusative pl = -as

Genitive pl = - arum

Dative pl = -is

Ablative pl = -is

2nd declension

N sg = -us/ (neuter)-um

A sg = -um/-um

G sg = -i

D sg = o

A sg = -o

N pl = -i/a

A pl = -os/a

G pl = -orum

D pl = -is

A pl = -is

3rd declension

N sg = no uniform ending/()
A sg = -em/()
G sg = -is
D sg = -i
A sg = -e
N pl = -es/a
A pl = -es/a
G pl = -um
D pl = - ibus
A pl = - ibus

imperfect traho

perfect porto

perfect+imperfect sum