CASE NAME
(Latin)
USE/FUNCTION in Sentence
(English)
NOMINATIVE
Subject; Predicate Noun/Adjective
– ex. My dad is a good banker.
(comes after a linking verb and
renames/describes the subject)
GENITIVE
Possession
*tells declension of noun
*sing. ending used to find base of
noun
of a/the noun; ‘s/s’
DATIVE
Indirect Object after verbs
meaning “give,show,tell”; Direct
Object of “Special Verbs” –
credō(believe), faveō(favor),
appropinquō(approach),
placeō(please), persuadeo
(persuade), etc.
to/for + a/the
noun
ACCUSATIVE
ABLATIVE
VOCATIVE
1. Direct Object
2. Object of some prepositions
(ad, trans, per, circum…)
TRANSLATION in
the Singular (into
English)
a/the noun
1.a/the noun;
2.meaning of prep.
+ a/the noun
Object of the SID SPACE prep.
meaning of prep. +
(ā,ab,cum,dē,sine,prō,ex,ē,in,sub) a/the noun
*Can be used WITHOUT a
preposition
(YOU add…)
by,with,from,in,on
+ a/the noun
Direct Address/Call someone’s
name
Name…, (ex.
“Quinte…,”)
noun…, (ex.
“serve…,” )
The BACK of the PINK Noun Chart!!!
(case name, function, translation)