cases, declensions and positions in speech Flashcards
what is the nominative case?
the nominative case is the subject of a sentence
what is the accusative case?
the accusative case is the direct object of a sentence
what case will commonly end in the letter ‘m’
accusative case
what letter does the nominative case normally end in if a word is first declension
‘a’
what letter does the nominative case normally end in if a word is second declension
‘u’
what letter does the nominative case normally end in if a word is third declension
anything other and a or u, often e o or r
in the third declension, what 2 letters do words normally end with
em
in the first declension, what 2 letters do words normally end with
am
in the second declension, what 2 letters do words normally end with
um
In the sentence ‘servus est in hortō’ what word is the nominative case?
The word ‘servus’
In the sentence ‘servus est in hortō’ what word is the accusative case?
The word ‘hortō’