1. Nominative Case

2. Nominative Subject = 1) find verb 2) ask “Who/What verb?”
3) answer = subject
Find the subject in each sentence.
While going to Rome, Marcus saw Caesar’s legions.
Does Livia praise her husband, Augustus?
In the forest the family built a house.

3. Nominative Subject = 1) find verb 2) ask “Who/What verb?”
3) answer = subject
Find the subject in each sentence.
While going to Rome, Marcus saw Caesar’s legions.
Does Livia praise her husband, Augustus?
In the forest the family built a house.

4. Nominative Subject = 1) find verb 2) ask “Who/What verb?”
3) answer = subject
Find the subject in each sentence.
While going to Rome, Marcus saw Caesar’s legions.
Does Livia praise her husband, Augustus?
In the forest the family built a house.

5. Nominative Subject = 1) find verb 2) ask “Who/What verb?”
3) answer = subject
Find the subject in each sentence.
While going to Rome, Marcus saw Caesar’s legions.
Does Livia praise her husband, Augustus?
In the forest the family built a house.

6. Nominative a (singular) - ae (plural)
Nominative case has 2 endings in 1st declension:
a (singular) - ae (plural)

7. Nominative a (singular) - ae (plural)
Nominative case has 2 endings in 1st declension:
a (singular) - ae (plural)
Make each noun plural:
via
puella
familia
viae
puellae
familiae

8. Accusative Used for direct object
After finding subject and verb, ask “Subject verb whom/what?”
Find the direct objects.
Roman soldiers carried heavy weapons.
We carried water from the fountain.
Have you seen Cornelia’s new sandals?

9. Accusative Used for direct object
After finding subject and verb, ask “Subject verb whom/what?”
Find the direct objects.
Roman soldiers carried heavy weapons.
We carried water from the fountain.
Have you seen Cornelia’s new sandals?

10. Accusative Used for direct object
After finding subject and verb, ask “Subject verb whom/what?”
Find the direct objects.
Roman soldiers carried heavy weapons.
We carried water from the fountain.
Have you seen Cornelia’s new sandals?

11. Accusative Used for direct object
After finding subject and verb, ask “Subject verb whom/what?”
Find the direct objects.
Roman soldiers carried heavy weapons.
We carried water from the fountain.
Have you seen Cornelia’s new sandals?

12. Accusative Case Endings
singular = am plural = ās
Put each noun in accusative singular.
via
puella
familia
viam
puellam
familiam

13. Accusative Case Endings
singular = am plural = ās
Put each noun in accusative plural.
via
puella
familia
viās
puellās
familiās

14. Nominative & Accusative Cases in Sentences
Puella familiam non portat!

15. Nominative & Accusative Cases in Sentences
Puella familiam non portat!
A girl does not carry a family!

16. Nominative & Accusative Cases in Sentences
Who is carrying whom????
Puellās familia in barcā portat.

17. Nominative & Accusative Cases in Sentences
Who is carrying whom????
Puellās familia in barcā portat.
Familia is in nominative case; therefore, the FAMILY is carrying the girls.

18. Let’s Review:
Since Latin is inflected, we must pay attention to word endings so we’ll know how a word is used in a sentence.
Subject = Nominative Case A AE
Direct Object = Accusative Case AM ĀS