Quote of the Day:  Ditat Deus  “God Enriches”  Arizona State Motto

Review: Animalia, Partēs Corporis, et Numerī

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Grammar Concepts  Number: Singular & Plural  Gender: Masculine & Feminine  Verb Endings: Person

Number: Singular & Plural  Nouns and adjectives in Latin have different endings when they are singular than when they are plural  Some patterns: SingularPlural -a-ae -us-ī _______-ēs

Gender: Masculine & Feminine  Every noun in Latin has a gender, either masculine or feminine (or neuter)  Sometimes the endings of the noun can tell you what gender it is, but not always (-us is usually masculine, -a is usually feminine)  Adjectives MUST have the same gender as the noun they are describing, so they will usually have different endings for each gender (laetus/laeta)

Verb Endings: Person  The endings of Latin verbs give us the Person (tell us WHO is doing the action)  So far we have learned sum, est, and sunt. These are all forms of the Latin word “to be” PersonSingularPlural 1 st I -o/-m We -mus 2 nd You -s You (all) -tis 3 rd He/She/It -t They -nt