Singular and Plural - Latin I Ch. 3

Singular and Plural - Latin I Ch. 3

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

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.