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Our Latin grammar

This is the grammar we will cover this year. Do not be freaked out! All will be explained in due course!!

First and Second Declension Nouns




masculine
feminine
neuter
singular
nominative
servus
femina
templum
accusative
servum
feminam
templum
genitive
servi
feminae
templi
dative
servo
femina
templo
ablative
servo
femina
templo





plural
nominative
servi
feminae
templa
accusative
servos
feminas
templa
genitive
servorum
feminarum
templorum
dative
servis
feminis
templis
ablative
servis
feminis
templis


Third Declension Nouns

nom
acc
singular
leo
leonem
plural
leones
leones




Adjectives
Must agree with their noun in 
  • gender (masculine/feminine/neuter)
  • number (i.e. singular/plural)
  • case (e.g. nominative/accusative)
Verbs


Who?
present tense:
stem +
example:
amare – to love

imperfect tense:
stem +
example:
amare – to love
imperative
singular
1st person (I)
-o
(or –m)
amo
-bam
amabam
-
2nd person
(you –s)
-s
amas
-bas
amabas
-
3rd person
(he,she,it)
-t
amat
-bat
amabat
ama! / noli amare!
Love! / Don’t love!







plural
1st person (we)
-mus
amamus
-bamus
amabamus
-
2nd person
(you pl)
-tis
amatis
-batis
amabatis
-
3rd person
(they)
-nt
amant
-bant
amabant
amate! / nolite amare!
Love! Don’t love!

Esse - to be (an irregular verb)

sum - I am
es - you are (singular, just one of 'you')
est - he/she/it is
sumus - we are
estis - you are (plural, two or more of 'you')
sunt - they are