Chapter 11: Genitive Case

What is the genitive case used for? (Select ALL correct answers)

• to show possession/ownership (e.g. Henry's lunchbox)

• to indicate a family relationship (e.g. the mother of Henry)

• to qualify and/or describe a noun (e.g. a store full of people)

• to indicate the subject of the sentence

Form: feminine, singular, genitive (of the woman)

• fiminam

• feminarum

• femina

• feminae

Form: feminine, plural, genitive (of the mothers)

• matribus

• matrum

• matris

• mater

Form: masculine, singular, genitive (of the man)

• viri

• vir

• virorum

• viros

Form: masculine, plural, genitive (of the slaves)

• servum

• servi

• servorum

• servis

The stem of nouns are formed by removing the genitive singular ending. Form the stem of this noun: patris

• patr

• pat

• patri

• pa

The stem of nouns are formed by removing the genitive singular ending. Form the stem of this noun: puellae

• puellis

• pue

• puella

• puell

The stem of nouns are formed by removing the genitive singular ending. Form the stem of this noun: pueri

• puerum

• pu

• pue

• puer

Translate: Marcus est frater Corneliae sed non est frater Sexti.

• Cornelia is the brother of Marcus but not of Sextus.

• Marcus and Cornelia are brothers but not Sextus.

• Marcus is Cornelia's brother, but he is not Sextus' brother.

• Marcus was the brother of Cornelia but not of Sextus.

Translate: Magnus numerus servorum habitat in villa rustica.

• The country house of the slaves is very large.

• The country house has a great number of slaves.

• Many slaves live in the country house.

• A great number of slaves live in the country house and farm.