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LATIN AN INFLECTED OR SYNTHETIC LANGUAGE. ENGLISH AN ANALYTIC LANGUAGE. AN ANALYTIC LANGUAGE. LATIN AN INFLECTED OR SYNTHETIC LANGUAGE The relationships of words in the sentence are determined by their (CASE) ENDINGS. ENGLISH AN ANALYTIC LANGUAGE
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LATIN AN INFLECTED OR SYNTHETIC LANGUAGE ENGLISH AN ANALYTIC LANGUAGE AN ANALYTIC LANGUAGE
LATIN AN INFLECTED OR SYNTHETIC LANGUAGE The relationships of words in the sentence are determined by their (CASE) ENDINGS ENGLISH AN ANALYTIC LANGUAGE The relationships of words in the sentence are determined by their ORDER. AN ANALYTIC LANGUAGE
DISCIPULI MAGISTRAE EPISTULAS AMICIS MACHINA MITTUNT DISCIPULI DISCIPULORUM DISCIPULIS DISCIPULOS DISCIPULIS the students of the students to the students the students by, with, from the students
DISCIPULI MAGISTRAE EPISTULAS AMICIS MACHINA MITTUNT DISCIPULI DISCIPULORUM DISCIPULIS DISCIPULOS DISCIPULIS the students of the students to the students the students by, with, from the students The NOMINATIVE CASE ending indicates the SUBJECT of the sentence.
DISCIPULI MAGISTRAE EPISTULAS AMICIS MACHINA MITTUNT MAGISTRA MAGISTRAE MAGISTRAE MAGISTRAM MAGISTRA the teacher of the teacher to the teacher the teacher by, with, from the teacher
DISCIPULI MAGISTRAE EPISTULAS AMICIS MACHINA MITTUNT MAGISTRA MAGISTRAE MAGISTRAE MAGISTRAM MAGISTRA the teacher of the teacher to the teacher the teacher by, with, from the teacher The GENITIVE CASE ending indicates the POSSESSION or BELONGING TO.
DISCIPULI MAGISTRAE EPISTULAS AMICIS MACHINA MITTUNT EPISTULAE EPISTULARUM EPISTULIS EPISTULAS EPISTULIS the letters of the letters to the letters the letters by, with, from the letters
DISCIPULI MAGISTRAE EPISTULAS AMICIS MACHINA MITTUNT EPISTULAE EPISTULARUM EPISTULIS EPISTULAS EPISTULIS the letters of the letters to the letters the letters by, with, from the letters The ACCUSATIVE CASE ending shows the DIRECT OBJECT of the verb.
DISCIPULI MAGISTRAE EPISTULAS AMICIS MACHINA MITTUNT the friends of the friends to the friends the friends by, with, from the friends AMICI AMICORUM AMICIS AMICOS AMICIS
DISCIPULI MAGISTRAE EPISTULAS AMICIS MACHINA MITTUNT the friends of the friends to the friends the friends by, with, from the friends AMICI AMICORUM AMICIS AMICOS AMICIS The DATIVE CASE ending shows the INDIRECT OBJECT of the verb.
DISCIPULI MAGISTRAE EPISTULAS AMICIS MACHINA MITTUNT the machine of the machine to the machine the machine by, with, from the machine MACHINA MACHINAE MACHINAE MACHINAM MACHINA
DISCIPULI MAGISTRAE EPISTULAS AMICIS MACHINA MITTUNT the machine of the machine to the machine the machine by, with, from the machine MACHINA MACHINAE MACHINAE MACHINAM MACHINA The ABLATIVE CASE ending shows INSTRUMENTALITY and a bunch of other stuff.
Third person present active indicative of the verb mitto, mittere, “to send” “(THEY) SEND” MITTUNT DISCIPULI MAGISTRAE EPISTULAS AMICIS MACHINA The VERB has TOTALLY DIFFERENT ENDINGS showing TOTALLY DIFFERENT THINGS!! DON’T EVEN ASK!!! It usually goes at the end but it doesn’t have to.
MITTUNT DISCIPULI MAGISTRAE EPISTULAS AMICIS MACHINA The students Of the teacher send The letters By the machine To the friends Here’s the whole sentence in the usual English order!!
MITTUNT EPISTULAS DISCIPULI AMICIS MACHINA MAGISTRAE By the machine They send To the friends Of the teacher The letters The students BUT YOU CAN PUT THE WORDS IN ANY ORDER AND THE SENTENCE HAS THE SAME MEANING WITH ONLY A SHIFT IN EMPHASIS!!! JUST TRY DOING THAT IN ENGLISH!!!