Language Note 1: Nominative Plural and Plural Verbs

Language Note 1: Nominative Plural and Plural Verbs

Ch.3 Ludi

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Puella ad Circum festinat.​ Puellae ad Circum festinant

​The girl is hurring to the Circus. The girls are hurrying to the Circus.

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​Amicus Sabinam salutat. Amici Iuliam salutant.

​The friend greets Sabina. The friends greet Julia.

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​Fur laborat. Fures laborant

​The thief is working. The thieves are working.

Open Ended

What do you think is different between the sentences we have seen so far like "Amicus Sabinam salutat" and "Amici Sabinam salutant."

Multiple Select

Choose the two that apply:

In Latin, the Nominative case is for a noun that...

• does the action of the sentence

• receives the action of the sentence.

• is the subject of the sentence.

• is the direct object of the sentence.

​Nominative Singular and Plural

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1. In Latin, the endings of both the nominative noun and the verb indicate whether one person or more than one person is carrying out an action.

   1. If one person is doing something, Latin uses the nominative singular (e.g. puella, amicus, fur)

   2. If more than one person is doing something, Latin uses the nominative plural (e.g. puellae, amici, fures)

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Multiple Select

Pick the singular Nominative nouns. (There are more than one)

• Amicus

• Infantes

• Filia

• Filiae

• Infans

Multiple Select

Pick the plural Nominative nouns.

• Insula

• Senatores

• Equi

• Insulae

• Senator

​Plural Verbs

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Fill in the Blanks

What two letters tell you that a verb is plural?

Fill in the Blanks

Fill in the blank with the appropriate form.

Quattor (4)

in Circo sedent.

(Senator, Senatores)

Four senators sit in the Circus.

Fill in the Blanks

FIll in the blank with the appropriate word:

pecuniam habent.

(Matrona, Matronae: Married woman)

Fill in the Blanks

Fill in the blank with the appropriate word:

Senex vinum

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(bibit, bibunt)

The old man drinks wine

Fill in the Blanks

Fill in the blank with the appropriate word:

in via latrat.

(Canis, Canes)

The dog barks in the road.

Fill in the Blanks

Fill in the blank with the appropriate word:

Puellae cibum in foro

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(Quaerit, Quaerunt)

The girls are looking for food in the marketplace.

Multiple Select

Choose all the first declension words (singular and plural)

• Pecunia

• Lucilius

• Gisco

• Filii

• Insulae

Multiple Select

Choose all the second declension words (singular and plural)

• Sabina

• Amici

• Senator

• Gisco

• Lucilius

Multiple Select

Choose all third declension words (singular and plural)

• Sabina

• Canes

• Vinum

• Puellae

• Currax