Unit 1 Grammar

Question 1

First Declension Nouns

Answer 1

Singular Plural
Nominative -a -ae
Genitive -ae -arum
Dative -ae -is
Accusative -am -as
Ablative -a -is

Question 2

Letters in Latin Alphabet

Answer 2

Same as in English except for the absence of “k” and “w”

Question 3

Vowels in Latin

Answer 3

a, e, i, o, u, and sometimes y

Question 4

Dipthongs

Answer 4

The most frequently encountered are ae, au, oe, and ui

Question 5

Ablative of Accompaniment

Answer 5

The prepositions “cum” (with) and “sine” (without) govern the ablative case of (most often) a personal noun. For example: cum familia “with the family”