Grammar Flashcards
What is the use of the genitive case?
Possession
What is the use of the dative case?
Indirect object
What is the use of the accusative case?
Direct object
What is the use of the ablative case?
Prepositional phrases
What is the use of the vocative case?
Direct address
The endings for a-declension nominative nouns?
-a (singular), -ae (plural)
The endings of genitive a-declension nouns?
-ae (singular), -arum (plural)
The endings of dative a-declension nouns?
-ae (singular), -is (plural)
The endings of accusative a-declension nouns?
-am (singular), -as (plural)
The endings of ablative a-declension nouns?
-a (singular), -is (plural)
The endings of vocative a-declension nouns?
-a (singular), -ae (plural)
Decline Stella
Nom: Stella, stellae
Gen: stellae, stellarum
Dat: stellae, stellis
Acc: stellam, Stellas
Abl: Stella, stellis
Voc: Stella, stellae
Decline Puella
Nom: Puella, puellae
Gen: puellae, puellarum
Dat: puellae, puellis
Acc: puellam, puellas
Abl: Puella, puellis
Voc: Puella, puellae
What are the endings of a-conjugation verbs?
- o, -mus
- s, -tis
- t, -nt
What provides a good indicator of which conjugation a verb belongs to?
Most present active infinitives end in -vowel-re, the vowel provides a good indication of which conjugation the verb belongs to.
Ex, amare => a-conjugation verb.
