1. First declension
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2. 1st Declension
A declension is simply a group of words that share the same endings.
In Latin there are five declensions.
Most words in the first declension are feminine.
The primary vowel is a
The genitive singular of EVERY first declension noun ends in AE...(viae, puellae, nautae)

3. Case endings in the 1st Declension
Nom a ae
Gen ae arum
Dat ae is
Acc am as
Abl a is

4. The case determines the translation
Nom. a... “the _____”....used as subject
Gen. ae... “of the ______”...shows possession
Dat. ae... “to/for the _____”...indirect object
Acc. am... “the ______” ....direct object
Abl. a... “in/with/by the _____”, obj. of prep.

5. For the plurals simply add s to the end of the blanks.
Nom. ae... “the ______s”....subject
Gen. arum... “of the ____s....shows possession
Dat. is... “to/for the _____s...indirect obj.
Acc. as... “the _____s....direct obj.
Abl. is... “in/with/by the _____s”... obj. of prep

6. Practice via (road), puella (girl), nauta (sailor)
viae (gen sing) = of the road... shows possession
puellam =
puellis (dat pl) =
puellis (abl pl) =
nauta (abl sing) =
puellarum =
puellas =