Road to Latin IV Discussion of the Genitive Case

Road to Latin Chapter IV: Discussion of the Genitive Case

​textbook by Helen Marie Chesnutt, Black Classics Scholar

The notebook writing assignments are part of the lesson and are graded assignments. If you don't have your book, that's OK.

​Please grab your notebook and book

When you are done creating the table or chart, please go on to the next slide.

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​In your notebook, please create a table like this.

Multiple Choice

Did you make the chart? (Hint: don't answer this until after you make the chart!)

• Yes, I made the chart on slide 3 in my notebook.

• Not yet.

Match

Now, fill in the chart in your notebook with the four endings we already learned in Chapters I - III. Match the endings in this question. As you go through this lesson, figure out and fill in the genitive singular and plural endings.

• Singular nominative

• Singular accusative

• Plural nominative

• Plural accusative

-a

-am

-ae

-ās

• -a

• -am

• -ae

• -ās

Multiple Choice

In the sentence Marcella est fīlia Terentiae, whose daughter is Marcella?

(These questions can be found in the DISCUSSION on page 32)

• Terentia's daughter

• Tullia's daughter

Multiple Choice

In the sentence Tūnica Marcellae est longa et alba, whose dress is long and white?

• Iūlia's dress

• Marcella's dress

Multiple Choice

In the sentence Marcellae corbula est pulchra, whose basket is beautiful?

• Marcella's basket

• The domina's basket

Multiple Choice

What do the words Terentiae and Marcellae show?

• of or belonging to someone

• the do-er of the action

• the receiver of the action

Multiple Choice

It's OK If you missed that one! Practice it again:

What do the words Terentiae and Marcellae show?

Notice the endings of the Latin words. Think about the sentences.

• of or belonging to someone

• the do-er of the action

• the receiver of the action

Multiple Choice

Does each word (Terentiae and Marcellae) refer to one person, or to more than one person?

• one person (singular)

• more than one person (plural)

Multiple Choice

With what ending is possession (of or belonging to someone or something) indicated in English?

• 's

• ed

• er

• ing

Multiple Choice

It's OK if you missed that one! English is confusing. Please practice it again:

With what ending is possession (of or belonging to someone or something) indicated in English?

• 's

• ed

• er

• ing

The Genitive case

In Latin, possession (of or belonging to someone) is indicated by a case having the ending -ae in the singular; this case is called the genitive case.

​Here is audio of this slide:

Multiple Choice

In the sentence Marcella statuās deārum amat, whose statues does Marcella like?

• the statues of the goddesses

• the painting of a Roman emperor

Multiple Choice

How is the word deārum translated?

• daughter

• of the goddesses

• rose

• farmer

Multiple Choice

In the sentence Vīlla est plēna statuārum deārum, which word tells what the mansion is full of?

• est

• statuārum

• Vīlla

Multiple Choice

It's OK if you missed that one! Please practice it again:

In the sentence Vīlla est plēna statuārum deārum, which word tells what the mansion is full of?

• est

• statuārum

• Vīlla

Multiple Choice

How is statuārum translated?

• of statues

• statue

Multiple Choice

Do the words statuārum and deārum refer to one person or thing, or to more than one?

• one (singular)

• more than one (plural)

Draw

Circle other words in the story with the same ending.

The Genitive Case

​The ending -arum is the ending of the genitive plural. Now, please fill in your chart with the Singular genitive and Plural Genitive endings.

​This chart in your notebook should now be filled in with the endings. See the next question to match them.

Match

Please match the following cases with their endings (Singular nominative is left out).

• Singular genitive

• Singular accusative

• Plural nominative

• Plural genitive

• Plural accusative

-ae

-am

-ae

-ārum

-ās

• -ae

• -am

• -ae

• -ārum

• -ās

Say them over and over again to yourself multiple times per day until they stick in your memory.

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​Some text here about the topic of discussion.

​These endings need to be memorized.

Multiple Choice

Now let's practice a bit!

Choose the English meaning of the Latin phrase or sentence in this and the following slides:

rosa Marcellae

• Tullia daughter

• Marcella's rose

Multiple Choice

domina vīllae

• farmer's land

• woman in charge of the mansion

Multiple Choice

vīlla plēna statuārum

• mansion's statue

• mansion full of statues

Multiple Choice

schola plēna discipulārum

• the maids are working

• school full of students

Multiple Choice

corbula plēna rosārum

• basket full of flowers

• new dress

Multiple Choice

puella corbulam plēnam rosārum habet

• The girl has a basket full of flowers.

• The girl has a new dress.

Multiple Choice

The girls have baskets.

puellae corbul__ habent.

What ending goes in the blank?

• -a

• -ae

• -am

• -ās

• -ārum

Multiple Choice

Please practice again: choose the plural accusative ending.

The girls have baskets.

puellae corbul__ habent.

What ending goes in the blank?

• -a

• -ae

• -am

• -ās

• -ārum

Multiple Choice

"statue of a goddess" (What ending goes in the blank?)

statua de__

• -a

• -ae

• -am

• -ās

Multiple Choice

"statues of goddesses" (What ending goes in the blank?)

statuae de____

• -a

• -ae

• -ārum

• -ās

Multiple Choice

The statues of the goddesses are beautiful.

(Read carefully! You can do it.)

• statua est pulchra.

• statuae deārum sunt pulchrae.

• statue est dea.

• statua deae sunt plēna rosārum

Multiple Choice

Please practice this one again:

The statues of the goddesses are beautiful.

(Read carefully! You can do it.)

• statua est pulchra.

• statuae deārum sunt pulchrae.

• statue est dea.

• statua deae sunt plēna rosārum

Now, please put away your book, notebook, and school laptop. Rest and enjoy tempus quietis.

Do your officium if you have one.