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Stage 1 Nota Bene. Page 14 in packet. Nouns. Nouns are catagorized into groups called declensions Nouns that end in “a” belong to the 1 st Declension Nouns that end in “us” or “um” belong to the 2 nd Declension Some nouns that end in “ er ” also belong to the 2 nd Declension
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Stage 1 Nota Bene Page 14 in packet
Nouns • Nouns are catagorized into groups called declensions • Nouns that end in “a” belong to the 1st Declension • Nouns that end in “us” or “um” belong to the 2nd Declension • Some nouns that end in “er” also belong to the 2nd Declension • Three that you learned in Exploratory Latin are: Vir, Magister, Puer
Nouns • Other nouns that have a variety of endings belong to the Third Declension • Nouns can also be one of three genders. • These genders are Masculine, Feminine, or Neuter. • Nouns that end in “a” are almost always feminine. • Nouns that end in “us” are always masculine • Nouns that end in “um” are always neuter. • Nouns that belong to third declension can be any gender. You will simply have to memorize it as they come up.
Verbs • There are two types of verbs in Latin: • “est” is an example of a Linking Verb. • “scribit” is an example of an Action Verb. • There is no Helping Verb in Latin. DO NOT MAKE ONE!!! • The linking verb can appear anywhere in the sentence. • The action verb usually appears at the end of the sentence. • The –t ending on a verb indicationes the subject is “he” “she” or “it”