Singular and Plural - Latin I Ch. 3

Singular and Plural - Latin I Ch. 3

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What is the plural of fungus?

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What is the plural of cactus?

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What is the plural of vertebra?

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What is the plural of antenna?

What have we learned?

• -a is singular, -ae is plural

• -us is singular, -i is plural

What about puer and vir?

• also add -i

• pueri = boys

• viri = men

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Translate puellae

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Translate statua

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Translate statuae

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Translate servus

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Translate amici

Note how both the adjectives and nouns change from singular to plural

Note also that the verb changes from singular to plural

• Cornelia est puella Romana.

• Cornelia et Flavia sunt puellae Romanae.

Note how both the adjectives and nouns change from singular to plural

Note also that the verb changes from singular to plural

• Davus est servus.

• Davus et Geta sunt servi.

More examples

• Cornelia laeta legit.

• amicae laetae legunt.

• Cornelia et Flavia legunt.

More examples

• Marcus est puer Romanus.

• Marcus et Sextus sunt pueri Romani.

• Cornelius est puer Romanus.

• Vir Romanus in Italia habitat.

• Viri Romani in Italia habitant.

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amicus Romanus

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puer solus

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amica laeta

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puella irata

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amicae defessae.

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servi irati

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viri defessi