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Nouns Cases and their uses

Nominative

Subject

Back of Subject Card usually first word in sentence requires a 3 rd person verb (ending in –t or –nt) must agree in number with the verb singular  singular plural  plural

Subject Complement AKA Predicate Nominative

Back of Subject Complement can either be an adjective or a noun used with linking verb usually with sum but sometimes after a verb of naming or calling

Accusative

Direct Object

back of direct object only with transitive verbs a transitive verb is an action verb and the direct object is the item that receives that action

First Declension

back of first declension a noun belongs to first declension when the genitive singular is –ae nouns of the first declension are usually feminine in gender except for the pain words (poeta, nauta, agricola, and incola) -a -ae -am -ā -ae -arum -is -as -is

Second Declension

back of second declension a noun belongs to the second declension when the genitive singular is –i -us -i -o -um -o -i -orum -is -os -is

Adjectives

back of adjectives Must agree in CASE NUMBER and GENDER usually follow the noun they modify

Adjectives of size/quantity

back of size/quantity adjectives to describe size and quantity usually go in front of the nouns they modify multus, multa, multum – much, many parvus, parva, parvum – small magnus, magna, magnum – big, great

Conjunctions

back of conjunctions et – and sed – but quod - because

Asking Questions

back of questions ubi – where/when? -ne – asks a yes or no questions an enclitic (meaning it gets put on the end of a word) is attached to first word in sentence

Verbs

Verb Identification

back of verb indentification person – 1, 2, or 3 number – singular or plural tense – present, future, perfect, imperfect, pluperfect, future perfect mood – indicative (statement or question), imperative (command) voice – active (subject does the action) or passive (the subject is acted upon)

Conjugation Identification

back of conjugation identification 1 st conj. – 1 st pp ends in –o, 2 nd pp ends in –are 2 nd conj. – 1 st pp ends in –eo, 2 nd pp ends in -ere

-o (-m) -s -t -mus -tis -nt Personal Active Endings (normal endings)

Indicative mood

ACTIVE Voice

Present

back of present 1 st and 2 nd conjugation cut off –re to make present stem add personal endings I __________, I do ___________, I am ____________ing