Unit 3 Grammar Forms Flashcards
Four attributes of nouns
declension, gender, number, and case
What are the 5 noun cases?
nominative, genitive, dative, accusative, ablative
Define:
Nominative case
ex: rose
the subject case
the rose
Define:
Genitive case
ex: rose
the possessive or of case
of the rose
Define:
Dative case
ex: rose
the indirect object or to/for case
to the rose
Define:
Accusative case
ex: rose
the direct object case
the rose
Define:
Ablative case
ex: rose
the in/by/with/from case
in the rose
1st Declension case endings
-a -ae
-ae -arum
-ae -is
-am -as
-a -is
2nd Declension masculine case endings
-us -i
-i -orum
-o -is
-um -os
-o -is
2nd Declension neuter case endings
-um -a
-i -orum
-o -is
-um -a
-o -is