Ch 6 Grammar

Question 1

What gender of noun does the second declension consist of mostly?

Answer 1

masculine and neuter

Question 2

What is the genitive singular case for second declension nouns?

Answer 2

ī

Question 3

Neuter typically have what case ending in the nominative singular?

Answer 3

-um

Question 4

Masculine nouns in the second declension typically end in?

Answer 4

-us or -r

Question 5

The second declension masculine singular case endings are?

Answer 5

-us/-r
ī  
ō    
um
ō

Question 6

The second declension masculine plural case endings are?

Answer 6

ī
ōrum
 īs
ōs
īs

Question 7

The second declension neuter singular case endings are?

Answer 7

um
ī  
ō    
um
ō

Question 8

The second declension neuter plural case endings are?

Answer 8

a
ōrum
 īs
a
īs

Question 9

What is the first part of the neuter rule?

Answer 9

the neuter nominative and accusative are always the same (both in singular and plural)

Question 10

What is the second part of the neuter rule?

Answer 10

the nominative and accusative plural always end with a short ‘a’

Question 11

What are the two words that you can use to translate the dative case?

Answer 11

to / for

Question 12

What are the two most common uses of the dative case?

Answer 12

1. indirect object

2. dative of reference (sometimes called dative of interest)

Question 13

What is an indirect object?

Answer 13

describes the object wo which something is given, said, or done. (It does not receive the action of the verb directly)

Question 14

What is the dative of reference? (which is sometimes called the dative of interest)

Answer 14

1. It is why something is being done or said (I built a town FOR MY FRIENDS)

Question 15

What are a couple words that are feminine and second declension?

Answer 15

1. humus (“ground”)

2. names of trees, (such as quercus, “oak”)

Question 16

Note: Review the following Latin Paradigm

Answer 16

Ch 4, 6, 10_Latin_1st, 2nd, and 3rd Declension Case Endings