THE NOMINATIVE AND ACCUSATIVE CASES Latin nouns have

THE NOMINATIVE AND ACCUSATIVE CASES!! Latin nouns have CASE, GENDER, NUMBER. 1. Case – an ending that shows how the noun functions in the sentence ex. Subject, direct object, possession… 2. Gender – a way of categorizing nouns into 3 forms: masculine, feminine, neuter 3. Number – the ending is either SINGULAR or PLURAL 4. Function – the use of a noun in a sentence.

Nominative and Accusative… � � Nominative Case Endings show you the noun is the SUBJECT or PREDICATE NOUN in the LATIN sentence. �Ex. Caecilius est pater. �Ex. Metella laudat Grumionem. �Ex. amicus salutat canem. �Ex. Grumio coquit cibum. Accusative Case Endings show you the noun is the DIRECT OBJECT in the LATIN sentence. �Ex. Caecilus vocat amicum. �Ex. Quintus pavonem gustat. �Ex. ancillam Metella vocat.

ENDINGS WE HAVE LEARNED SO FAR!!! NOMINATIVE/SUBJECT ENDINGS: -us -a -er -ius -ō **These endings are all SINGULAR, subject endings ACCUSATIVE/DIRECT OBJECT ENDINGS: -am -um -em **These endings are all SINGULAR, direct object endings. There are 6 different CASES endings a Latin noun can have on it b/c there are 6 different FUNCTIONS of a noun in a sentence i. e. subject, possession, object of preposition, indirect object, and direct address (calling someone’s name).