1. Stage 1 Nouns Noun Cases Noun Declensions

2. Noun Cases The Nominative Case 1. The subject of a sentences is in the nominative case. The subject is the noun that performs the action of the verb in a sentence. 2. The predicate nominative of a sentence is in the nominative case. The predicate nominative is a noun that is equal to the subject and joined to it by a linking verb.

3. Noun Cases The Genitive Case 1. The genitive case is used to indicate possession or ownership. Genitive nouns must be translated with “of”.

4. Noun Cases The Accusative Case 1. The direct object of a sentence is in the accusative case. The direct object is a noun that directly receives the action of a verb in a sentence. 2. The object of an accusative preposition is in the accusative case.

5. Noun Cases The Accusative Prepositions 1. adto, toward 2. antebefore, in front of 3. apudamong, at the house of 4. in into, onto 5. perthrough 6. postafter, behind 7. propenear

6. Noun Cases The Ablative Case 1. The object of an ablative preposition is in the accusative case.

7. Noun Cases The Ablative Prepositions 1. ā, abaway, away from 2. cumwith 3. dēdown from, about, concerning 4. ē, exout of, out from 5. inin, on 6. sinewithout 7. subunder, below 8. prōon behalf of, in front of, for

8. The First Declension (f.) caseending nominative-a genitive-ae accusative-am ablative-ā-ā

9. The First Declension (f.) casegirl nominativepuella genitivepuellae accusativepuellam ablativepuellā

10. The Second Declension (m.) caseending nominative-us genitive-ī-ī accusative-um ablative-ō-ō

11. The Second Declension (m.) caseslave nominativeservus genitiveservī accusativeservum ablativeservō

12. The Second Declension (n.) caseending nominative-um genitive-ī-ī accusative-um ablative-ō-ō

13. The Second Declension (n.) casewine nominativevīnum genitivevīnī accusativevīnum ablativevīnō

14. The Third Declension (m.) caseending nominative-☺-☺ genitive-is accusative-em ablative-e

15. The Third Declension (m.) casemerchant nominativemercātor genitivemercātōris accusativemercātōrem ablativemercātōre

16. The Third Declension (f.) caseending nominative-☺-☺ genitive-is accusative-em ablative-e

17. The Third Declension (f.) casecity nominativeurbs genitiveurbis accusativeurbem ablativeurbe

18. The Third Declension (n.) caseending nominative-☺-☺ genitive-is accusative-☺-☺ ablative-e

19. The Third Declension (n.) casename nominativenōmen genitivenōminis accusativenōmen ablativenōmine