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13 Cards in this Set
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What are the three properties of a Latin noun?
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gender, number, case
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What are the uses of the nominative case?
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used for the subject or predicate of a sentence
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What is a subject, and what is a predicate?
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a subject is that which is spoken about, and a predicate is all that is spoken about the subject.
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What is the use of the genitive case?
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used to qualify or limit another noun in a variety of ways
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What is the use of the dative case?
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used to express the person or thing interested in or affected by the action of the verb, usually translates to "to" or "for"
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What is the dative of reference?
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when dative is to express the person "with reference to whom" Ex,, to the sailor the danger of the sea is real.
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What is an example of dative of indirect object?
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The girl gives a toy to the cat. "to the cat" would be the dative of indirect object
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What is the accusative case?
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used for the direct object of a verb
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What are the uses of the ablative case, and include whether or not they use a prep. and provide example?
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separation, usually uses prep. I go FROM Italy
association requires prep. CUM I came WITH the poet instrument, no prep. I fought WITH the sword, location, requires prep., Farmers work in the fields. |
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What are the five singular genitive endings for the declensions?
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1-ae 2-ī 3-is 4-ūs 5-eī/ēī
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What are the case endings of nouns in the first declension?
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SING. nom./voc.- a, gen. ae, dat. ae, acc. am, abl. ā,
PL. nom./voc. ae, gen. ārum, dat. īs, acc. ās, abl. īs (No first declension nouns are neuter gender) |
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What are the case ending for masc./fem. nouns in the second declension?
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SING. nom. us/--, gen. ī, dat. ō, acc. um, abl. ō, voc. e
PL. nom./voc. ī, gen. ōrum, dat. īs, acc. ōs, abl. īs |
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What are the case endings for neuter nouns in the second declension?
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SING nom./ voc. um, all othes the same as masc. 2nd dec.
PL. nom./voc./acc. a, others the same as masc. 2nd decl. |
