Nouns Flashcards

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What are cases of a noun?

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There are 6 cases in Latin
Nominative
Vocative
Accusative
Genitive
Dative
Ablative
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What is in a noun?

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Case, number, person and explanation

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What is the nominative case?

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Subject of a sentence, whether the verb is active or passive, or something describing the subject

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What is the vocative case?

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A person being addressed

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What is the accusative case?

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The direct object of a verb, to show duration of time or to show motion towards a place

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What is the genitive case?

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To show possession eg the boy’s book or of the boy’s book
Partitive genitive- when something is part of a larger group
Quantities- eg in currency
Used after verbs and adjectives of remembering
Description- eg of great cleverness

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What is the dative case?

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The object of a verb
Look for to or for
Dative of agent- the person by whom a passive verb is done eg killed by Brutus

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What is the ablative case?

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Look for by, with or from

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