Nominative Case st 1 Declension The nominative case

• The nominative case is the subject case in Latin

Nominatives either… • i. Do the action of a verb • Or • ii.

Nominative as Subject • Example: • The girl reads a book • “Puella legit

1 st Declension Nominative • 1 st declension is the first of the five

1 st Declension Nominative Cont. • -a is the singular nominative in 1 st

Exempla • Singular • • Puella Pirata Culina Lupa • Plural • • Puellae

Translate the following sentences which use the 1 st declension nominative • • •

Summary • Because Latin nominatives identify their case via their endings, word order is

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Nominative Case, st 1 Declension

• The nominative case is the subject case in Latin

Nominatives either… • i. Do the action of a verb • Or • ii. Are connected to verb of being

Nominative as Subject • Example: • The girl reads a book • “Puella legit librum. ” • That which does the action is the subject.

1 st Declension Nominative • 1 st declension is the first of the five families of nouns • The endings of nouns change based on their number and case • “Number” means singular or plural

1 st Declension Nominative Cont. • -a is the singular nominative in 1 st declension • -ae is the plural nominative

Exempla • Singular • • Puella Pirata Culina Lupa • Plural • • Puellae Piratae Culinae Lupae

Translate the following sentences which use the 1 st declension nominative • • • Pirata amat puellam. Piratae amant puellas. Lupa edit puerum. Lupae edunt tres pueros. Lupae pueros tres edunt. Culina est bona. Culinae sunt bellae. Puellae piratas non amant. Piratas puellae non amant. Lupae in culina edunt puellam.

Summary • Because Latin nominatives identify their case via their endings, word order is flexible. To fully understand Latin constructions, one must learn the words and all their endings