Grammar - Week 8 Flashcards
Direct object case
Accusative
Position of verb
The verb usually stands last in the sentence.
There is
There are
est (the expletive there)
sunt (the expletive there)
Genitve singular of 1st declension nouns
All nouns whose genitive ends in -ae are in the 1st declension
Genitive singular of 2nd declension nouns
-i
Genetive singular of 3rd declension nouns
-is
3rd declension masculine noun rule (Grammar 49)
Nouns ending in -er and -or (ERROR) are generally masculine.
Natural gender rule applies to ALL declensions (Grammar 46-47)
A noun naming a male person is masculine (dux); a noun naming a female person is feminine (māter)
Indirect object case, or the “to/for” case
Dative
Subject case
Nominative
Gender of 2nd declension nouns
-us - masculine
-um - neuter
Prepositions take either of what two cases?
Ablative, accusative
Give the case for each preposition: propter, post, cum, in
propter: accusative, post: accusative, cum: ablative, in: ablative
Position of adverb
The adverb usually stands immediately before hte word it modifies.
Gender of 1st declension nouns
1st declension nouns are feminine unless they name a male like nauta.