Latin Nouns Part 1: Case Usage

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Latin NounsPart 1 Case Usage

• Latin II
• Grammar Review

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Case Usage

• In English, the meaning of a sentence is
  determined by word order.
• In Latin, meaning is determined by case ending.

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Case Usage

• For Example
• The boy killed the deer with a single arrow.
• The word order of this sentence paints a clear
  picture.

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Case Usage

• What if the words in this sentence were
  rearranged?
• With a single boy the deer killed the arrow.
• Do these sentences convey the same meaning?

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Case Usage

• Moral of the Story
• Dont read Latin the same way you read English.
• Dont use word order to translate a sentence, use
  case endings.

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Case Usage

• The Cases
• Nominative
• Genitive
• Dative
• Accusative
• Ablative
• Vocative

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Nominative Case

• Function subject of the sentence
• Subject the doer, or main idea of the sentence
• Translation Words a, an, the

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Genitive Case

• Function shows possession/ownership.
• Translation Word of
• The book of the student
• The students book

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Dative Case

• Function indirect object of the sentence.
• Indirect objects follow verbs of giving, showing,
  and telling
• Translation Words to/for

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Accusative Case

• Function direct object of the sentence.
• Direct objects receive the action of the verb.
• The boy hit the ball.
• ball received the hitting
• Translation Words a, an, the

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Ablative Case

• The Ablative Case has many uses, one of which is
  the object of prepositions.
• Translation Words by/with

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Vocative Case

• Function nouns in direct address.
• Direct address is found in commands and questions
• Anne, close the door.
• John, where are you?