Nominative and Accusative Cases

Question 1

What is the nominative case?

Answer 1

The subject of a sentence, generally, the being or thing ‘doing’ something.

Question 2

What is the accusative case?

Answer 2

The object of a sentence, generally, the entity that something is being done to or ‘receiving’ an action.

Question 3

What letter does the singular accusative case most often end in?

Answer 3

They most often end in -m in the singular or -s in the plural

Question 4

If there is a linking verb, such as ‘est’, what case are the words either side often in?

Answer 4

The nominative.

Claudia est puella - Claudia is a girl

Question 5

What do 1st declension nouns in the nominative case end in? Also, give two examples.

Answer 5

-a
Puella - ‘girl’
Regina - queen’

Question 6

What do 1st declension nouns in the accusative case end in? Also, give two examples.

Answer 6

-am
Puellam - ‘girl’
Reginam - ‘queen’

Question 7

What do 2nd declension nouns in the nominative case end in? Also, give two examples.

Answer 7

-us
Servus - ‘slave’
Dominus - ‘master’

Question 8

What do 2nd declension nouns in the accusative case end in? Also, give two examples.

Answer 8

-um
Servum - ‘slave’
Dominum ‘master’

Question 9

What do 3rd declension nouns in the nominative case generally end in? Also, give two examples.

Answer 9

No set ending, usually consonant or -o
felis - cat
mus - mouse

Question 10

What do 3rd declension nouns in the accusative case generally end in? Also, give two examples

Answer 10

-em (usually)
felem - cat
murem - mouse