1. AN INFLECTED OR SYNTHETIC LANGUAGE
LATIN
AN INFLECTED OR SYNTHETIC LANGUAGE
ENGLISH
AN ANALYTIC LANGUAGE
AN ANALYTIC LANGUAGE

2. 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

3. DISCIPULI MAGISTRAE EPISTULAS AMICIS MACHINA MITTUNT DISCIPULI
DISCIPULORUM
DISCIPULIS
DISCIPULOS
the students
of the students
to the students
by, with, from the students

4. The NOMINATIVE CASE ending indicates the SUBJECT of the sentence.
DISCIPULI
MAGISTRAE EPISTULAS AMICIS MACHINA MITTUNT
DISCIPULI
DISCIPULORUM
DISCIPULIS
DISCIPULOS
the students
of the students
to the students
by, with, from the students
The NOMINATIVE CASE ending indicates the SUBJECT of the sentence.

5. DISCIPULI MAGISTRAE EPISTULAS AMICIS MACHINA MITTUNT MAGISTRA
MAGISTRAM
the teacher
of the teacher
to the teacher
by, with, from the teacher

6. The GENITIVE CASE ending indicates the POSSESSION or BELONGING TO.
DISCIPULI
MAGISTRAE
EPISTULAS AMICIS MACHINA MITTUNT
MAGISTRA
MAGISTRAE
MAGISTRAM
the teacher
of the teacher
to the teacher
by, with, from the teacher
The GENITIVE CASE ending indicates the POSSESSION or BELONGING TO.

7. EPISTULAS DISCIPULI MAGISTRAE AMICIS MACHINA MITTUNT EPISTULAE
EPISTULARUM
EPISTULIS
EPISTULAS
the letters
of the letters
to the letters
by, with, from the letters

8. The ACCUSATIVE CASE ending shows the DIRECT OBJECT of the verb.
DISCIPULI
MAGISTRAE
EPISTULAS
AMICIS MACHINA MITTUNT
EPISTULAE
EPISTULARUM
EPISTULIS
EPISTULAS
the letters
of the letters
to the letters
by, with, from the letters
The ACCUSATIVE CASE ending shows the DIRECT OBJECT of the verb.

9. AMICIS DISCIPULI MAGISTRAE EPISTULAS MACHINA MITTUNT the friends
of the friends
to the friends
by, with, from the friends
AMICI
AMICORUM
AMICIS
AMICOS

10. The DATIVE CASE ending shows the INDIRECT OBJECT of the verb.
DISCIPULI
MAGISTRAE
EPISTULAS
AMICIS
MACHINA MITTUNT
the friends
of the friends
to the friends
by, with, from the friends
AMICI
AMICORUM
AMICIS
AMICOS
The DATIVE CASE ending shows the INDIRECT OBJECT of the verb.

11. MACHINA DISCIPULI MAGISTRAE EPISTULAS AMICIS MITTUNT the machine
of the machine
to the machine
by, with, from the machine
MACHINA
MACHINAE
MACHINAM

12. DISCIPULI
MAGISTRAE
EPISTULAS
AMICIS
MACHINA
MITTUNT
the machine
of the machine
to the machine
by, with, from the machine
MACHINA
MACHINAE
MACHINAM
The ABLATIVE CASE ending shows INSTRUMENTALITY and a bunch of other stuff.

13. 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.

14. Here’s the whole sentence in the usual English order!!
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!!

15. MITTUNT By the machine They send To the friends Of the teacher
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!!!