Latin IIA Genitive Review

The genitive case is used to show

• who received the action of the verb

• who does the action of the verb

• who possesses another noun

• to or for whom an action is done

1st Declension genitive endings are

• -ae, -arum

• -i, orum

• -is, um

2nd declension genitive endings are

• -ae, -arum

• -i, -orum

• -is, -um

3rd declension genitive endings are

• -ae, -arum

• -i, -orum

• -is, -um

Which word is genitive: ego ad villam amici contendo.

• ego

• villam

• amici

• ad

Translate: ego ad villam amici contendo.

• to the house of the friend

• to the houses of the friends

• from the house of the friend

• from the houses of the friends

Which word is genitive: iuvenes et pueri ad tabernam mercatoris contenderunt.

• iuvenes

• pueri

• mercatoris

• tabernam

Translate: iuvenes et pueri ad tabernam mercatoris contenderunt.

• The young men and boys hurried to the shop of the merchant.

• The young men of the boys hurried to the merchant's shop.

• The young men and the boys hurried to the shop's merchant.

Which word is genitive: milites Romani per vias urbis incedebant.

• vias

• urbis

• milites

• per

Translate: milites Romani per vias urbis incedebant.

• through the streets of the city

• through the street of the cities

• through the cities of the street

• through the streets into the city