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Chapter 7

Chapter 7. Cases & Declensions. Voc. CASE. The case of a noun or pronoun is a change in form that indicates its grammatical function in a phrase, clause, or sentence.   Example: a noun may play the role of subject ("I kicked the ball"), or direct object (“Sextus kicked me“).

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Chapter 7

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  1. Chapter 7 Cases & Declensions Voc

  2. CASE • The case of a noun or pronoun is a change in form that indicates its grammatical function in a phrase, clause, or sentence.   • Example: a noun may play the role of subject ("I kicked the ball"), or direct object(“Sextus kicked me“)

  3. Latin Cases • Latin has 6 cases to denote 6 different grammatical functions in a sentence. • Not all cases are used in every sentence.

  4. Nominative Case • Subjectof a sentence • Lupus eum terret. • Lupi pueros terrent. • Puella est laeta.

  5. Accusative Case • Direct Object in a sentence • Puellae lupum vident. • Servi lupos repellunt. • Mater puellam laetam videt.

  6. Declensions • Declension is the inflection of nouns, pronouns, adjectives, and articles to indicate number, case and gender. • Latin nouns have 5 declensions

  7. Case & Declension

  8. Nota bene!! • 3rd Declension nouns have the same endings for both nominative & accusative plural!!! (-ES) • Clamores matres audiunt.

  9. Examples • Pueri clamores audiunt. • Pueros clamores terrent. • Princeps senatores ad urbem revocat. • Principem senatores excipiunt. • Magnos clamores patres audiunt. • Magni clamores patres terrent.

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