Nōmen ______________________________________________________________
Diēs
Reference
NOUN CASE REVIEW
CASE
NOMINATIVE
LATIN NOUN ENDINGS
USAGES/FUNCTIONS
1st decl. = -a, -ae
1. SUBJECT = the noun that is the
“do-er” or “be-er” of the
sentence/clause
2nd decl. = -us/r/um, -ī/a
3rd decl. = *, -ēs/a
GENITIVE
1st decl. = -ae, -ārum
2nd decl. = -ī, -ōrum
3rd decl. = -is, -um
DATIVE
1st decl. = -ae, -īs
2nd decl. = -ō, -īs
2.
PREDICATE NOMINATIVE =
the noun that describes the subject
following a form of the verb sum, esse
1.
POSSESSION = the noun that
describes the person/thing having
possession or ownership over
someone/something else
1.
INDIRECT OBJECT = the noun
to or for an action or a thing is
done/given/shown
ENGLISH TRANSLATIONS
1. the friend (verbs), the
friends (verb)
2. (the subject(s))
is/are (a/the)
friend(s)
1. (the noun) of the
friend(s), the friend’s/
friends’ (noun)
1. to the friend(s), for
the friend(s)
3rd decl. = -ī, -ibus
ACCUSATIVE
1st decl. = -am, -ās
2nd decl. = -um, -ōs/a
3rd decl. = -em/*, -ēs/a
1.
DIRECT OBJECT = the noun
which receives the action of a verb
1. (subject + verb) the
friend(s)
2.
OBJECT OF A PREPOSITION
= the noun in a prepositional phrase
2. (preposition) the
friend(s)
preceded by a preposition which takes
the accusative case
ABLATIVE
1st decl. = -ā, -īs
2nd decl. = -ō, -īs
3rd decl. = -e, -ibus
1.
ABLATIVE OF MEANS = a)
the noun (a non-living thing) which does
the action of a passive verb b) the noun
by/with/in/on/from which the action of
the verb is done
2.
ABLATIVE OF AGENT the
noun (a living thing) which does the
action of a passive verb
3.
OBJECT OF A PREPOSITION
= the noun in a prepositional phrase
VOCATIVE
1st decl. = -a, -ae
2nd decl. = -r/um/e/ī, -ī/a
3rd decl. = *, -ēs/a
preceded by a preposition which takes
the ablative case
1.
DIRECT ADDRESS = the
person/thing who/which is being directly
spoken to or addressed by the speaker
1. a) by swords
b) by/with/in/on/from
ships
2. by the friend(s)
3. (preposition) the
friend(s)
1. friend! friends!,
friend,…; …,friend,…;
…,friend.
Nōmen ______________________________________________________________
Diēs
Exerceāmus!
Directions: Annotate and translate the sentences below and then identify the case and
usage/function of the nouns listed. The first one has been done as a model.
1. Lūcrētia modesta, quae atrā veste ornata est, prō familiā genūflexit
a.
Case of veste =
ablative
b.
Usage/function of veste = ablative of means
c.
Sentence translation = The modest Lucretia, who was dressed in a black robe, knelt
before (her) family.
2. “bona uxor mulierque Rōmāna esse cupiō,” dīxit Lūcrētia.
a.
Case of mulier =
b.
Usage/function of mulier =
c.
Sentence translation =
3. egō tamen propter crīmen Sextī ab omnibus condemnābor- id sciō!
a.
Case of omnibus =
b.
Usage/function of omnibus =
c.
Sentence translation =
4. nullam turpitūdinem meō virō aut eī oppidō nōn debeō.
a.
Case of virō =
b.
Usage/function of virō =
c.
Sentence translation =
5. sed vōs orō – Sextum invenīte et prō mē Tarquiniōs vincite!”
a.
Case of vōs =
b.
Usage/function of vōs =
c.
Sentence translation =
CHECK: _________