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Latin Grammar Revision

Neuter Nouns

Usually feminine nouns are in the 1st & 3rd declensions. Usually masculine nouns are in the 2nd & 3rd declensions. However, for non-living objects we use this gender called the neuter.

Neuter nouns will always take endings from the 2nd & 3rd declensions (same as masculine nouns). Here is a neuter noun table:

2nd declension (bellum)

3rd declension (flumen)

Nominative sg

-um

Any (often -men)

Accusative sg

-um

Any

Nominative pl

-a

-a

Accusative pl

-a

-a

Adjective Table & Neuter Adjectives

masculine (2nd decl.)

feminine (1st decl.)

neuter

Nominative sg

-us

-a

-um

Accusative sg

-um

-am

-um

Nominative pl

-i

-ae

-a

Accusative pl

-os

-as

-a

As you can see, the neuter ending is pretty straightforward. The nominative sg and accusative sg endings are all -um and the nominative pl and accusative pl all end in -a.

Perfect Tense Table

1st person sg

I ruled

rex-i

2nd person sg

You ruled

rex-isti

3rd person sg

He/She/It ruled

rex-it

1st person pl

We ruled

rex-imus

2nd person pl

You ruled

rex-istis

3rd person pl

They ruled

rex-erunt

The perfect tense is used for completed verbs in the past. It is one of 3 different past tenses that we use in Latin. Latin always has the same set of endings.

Noun Endings Table

1st declension (ancilla)

2nd declension (servus)

3rd declension (rex)

Nominative sg

-a

-us

-any

Accusative sg

-am

-um

-em

Nominative pl

-ae

-i

-es

Accusative pl

-as

-os

-es

Adjectives

In Latin a noun has to agree with adjectives in three different aspects:

  1. The same gender ending e.g. (masculine & feminine)

  2. Both have to have the same number (singular & plural)

  3. Both have to be in the same cass (nominative & accusative)

This often means that they will always have the same endings, but not always.

masculine (2nd decl.)

feminine (1st decl.)

neuter

Nominative sg

-us

-a

-um

Accusative sg

-um

-am

-um

Nominative pl

-i

-ae

-a

Accusative pl

-os

-as

-a

LT

Latin Grammar Revision

Neuter Nouns

Usually feminine nouns are in the 1st & 3rd declensions. Usually masculine nouns are in the 2nd & 3rd declensions. However, for non-living objects we use this gender called the neuter.

Neuter nouns will always take endings from the 2nd & 3rd declensions (same as masculine nouns). Here is a neuter noun table:

2nd declension (bellum)

3rd declension (flumen)

Nominative sg

-um

Any (often -men)

Accusative sg

-um

Any

Nominative pl

-a

-a

Accusative pl

-a

-a

Adjective Table & Neuter Adjectives

masculine (2nd decl.)

feminine (1st decl.)

neuter

Nominative sg

-us

-a

-um

Accusative sg

-um

-am

-um

Nominative pl

-i

-ae

-a

Accusative pl

-os

-as

-a

As you can see, the neuter ending is pretty straightforward. The nominative sg and accusative sg endings are all -um and the nominative pl and accusative pl all end in -a.

Perfect Tense Table

1st person sg

I ruled

rex-i

2nd person sg

You ruled

rex-isti

3rd person sg

He/She/It ruled

rex-it

1st person pl

We ruled

rex-imus

2nd person pl

You ruled

rex-istis

3rd person pl

They ruled

rex-erunt

The perfect tense is used for completed verbs in the past. It is one of 3 different past tenses that we use in Latin. Latin always has the same set of endings.

Noun Endings Table

1st declension (ancilla)

2nd declension (servus)

3rd declension (rex)

Nominative sg

-a

-us

-any

Accusative sg

-am

-um

-em

Nominative pl

-ae

-i

-es

Accusative pl

-as

-os

-es

Adjectives

In Latin a noun has to agree with adjectives in three different aspects:

  1. The same gender ending e.g. (masculine & feminine)

  2. Both have to have the same number (singular & plural)

  3. Both have to be in the same cass (nominative & accusative)

This often means that they will always have the same endings, but not always.

masculine (2nd decl.)

feminine (1st decl.)

neuter

Nominative sg

-us

-a

-um

Accusative sg

-um

-am

-um

Nominative pl

-i

-ae

-a

Accusative pl

-os

-as

-a

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