THE LATIN DECLENSIONS THE FIRST DECLENSION NOUNS finished
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THE LATIN DECLENSIONS: THE FIRST DECLENSION (NOUNS finished in –A) FEMININE NOUNS AND ADJECTIVES
DECLENSION: CONCEPT A DECLENSION is the different forms of the same word depending of the FUNCTION the word has in the sentence. Nom/voc. Acc. Gen. Dat. Abl. Silv-am Silv-ae Silv–a Silv-ae Silv-as Silv-arum Silv-is Take a sentence in English: . Diana is the godess of the moon and the forests SUBJECT: Diana ATTRIBUTE: The goddess NOUN COMPLEMENT (POSSESSIVE CASE): of the moon and the forest
THE “CASES” AND THEIR SYNTACTIC FUNCTIONS Parts of a WORD ENDING (TERMINACIÓN) ROM - A ROOT (LEXEMA) NAMES OF THE “CASES” (CASOS) NOMINATIVE: SUBJECT and ATTRIBUTE: ROM-A ACCUSATIVE: DIRECT COMPLEMENT: ROM-AM GENITIVE: NOUN COMPLEMENT: ROM-AE DATIVE: INDIRECT COMPEMENT: ROM-AE ABLATIVE: ADVERBIAL CASE: ROM-A Flavia amat Romam Roma amat Flaviam
PRACTICE YOUR LATIN: Translate the former sentence INTO LATIN using the table of the 1 st DECLENSION (BOOKLET, PAGE 10): . Diana is the goddess of the moon and the forests SUBJECT: Diana ATTRIBUTE: The goddess NOUN COMPLEMENT (POSSESSIVE CASE): of the moon and the forests REMEMBER!: the verb in Latin goes AT THE END OF THE SENTENCE VOCABULARY: Diana/ dea/ luna/ silva/ Diana dea copulative Conj- “and” : ET lunae et silvarum EST
PRACTICE YOUR LATIN AGAIN: 2. Minerva is the goddes of science and the disciplines 3. Diana wears a quiver and arrows. 4. Diana feras in silvis agitat Quiver: (Lat) pharetra VOCAB: Scientia: science Disciplina: discipline Pharetra: quiver Saggita: arrow Fera: beast Silva: forest Portare: to wear Agitare: to hunt
PRACTICE YOUR LATIN AGAIN: 2. Minerva is the goddess of science and the disciplines Minerva dea scientiae et disciplinarum est 3. Diana wears a quiver and arrows. Diana pharetram et saggitas portat 4. Diana feras in silvis agitat Diane hunt beasts in the forest Quiver: (Lat) pharetra VOCAB: Scientia: science Disciplina: discipline Pharetra: quiver Saggita: arrow Fera: beast Silva: forest Portare: to wear Agitare: to hunt
HOW WE SHOULD ANALYZE AND TRANSLATE A SENTENCE IN LATIN 5. Flaminia NOMINATIVE SINGULAR SUBJECT epistolas ACCUSATIVE PLURAL DIRECT C. filiis mittit DATIVE 3 RD PERSON PLURAL SINGULAR INDIRECT C. PRESENT Flaminia sends letters to her daughters 6. Magistrae multas fabulas VOCAB: Magistra: teacher Multa: many Fabula: tale Dea: Goddess Discipula: student Scientiam: knowledge dearum discipulis narrant. Proverbs in Latin. 7. Natura scientiam non dat, sed studium.
HOW WE SHOULD ANALYZE AND TRANSLATE A SENTENCE IN LATIN 5. Flaminia NOMINATIVE SINGULAR SUBJECT epistolas ACCUSATIVE PLURAL DIRECT C. filiis mittit DATIVE 3 RD PERSON PLURAL SINGULAR INDIRECT C. PRESENT Flaminia sends letters to her daughters 6. Magistrae multas fabulas NOMINATIVE PLURAL SUBJECT Proverbs in Latin. 7. Natura NOMINATIVE SINGULAR SUBJECT ACCUSATIVE PLURAL DIRECT COMPLEMENT scientiam ACCUSATIVE SINGULAR non VOCAB: Magistra: teacher Multa: many Fabula: tale Dea: Goddess Discipula: student Scientiam: knowledge SED: but Narrare: to tell Dare: to give dearum discipulis narrant. GENITIVE PLURAL POSSESSIVE CASE (C. N. ) dat, sed 3 RD PERSON SIGULAR PRESENT Nature does not give knowledge, but study. DATIVE PLURAL INDIRECT COMPLEMENT studium. ACCUSATIVE SINGULAR DIRECT C. 3 RD PERSON PLURAL PRESENT
