Terminology Soup

Question 1

What is the fancy word for noun groups?

Answer 1

Declensions

Question 2

How many possible genders for nouns are there?

Answer 2

3

Question 3

True or false: 1st declension nouns are almost always feminine.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

True or false: 2nd declension nouns are almost always masculine

Answer 4

False - they can aslo be neuter

Question 5

True or false: 3rd declension nouns can be masculine, feminine, or neuter

Answer 5

True

Question 6

What is the nominative case used for?

Answer 6

The subject

Question 7

What is the vocative case used for?

Answer 7

A noun which is directly addressed

Question 8

What is the accusative case used for?

Answer 8

The object and prepositions

Question 9

What does the object of the sentence do?

Answer 9

Receives the action of the verb

Question 10

What does the subject of the sentence do?

Answer 10

Does the action of the verb

Question 11

What is the genitive case translated as?

Answer 11

Of the noun

Question 12

What is the dative case translated as?

Answer 12

to/for the noun

Question 13

What is the ablative case translated as?

Answer 13

By/with/from/in the noun

Question 14

What is the fancy name for verb groups?

Answer 14

Conjugations

Question 15

What is the present tense translated as?

Answer 15

am doing/do

Question 16

What is the imperfect tense translated as?

Answer 16

was doing/were doing

Question 17

What is the perfect tense translated as?

Answer 17

did/have done something