Wednesday, August 7, 2024

08.09.24: Follow-up [2]; 1st / 2nd declension; accusative case

Referring to Vincent’s video:

https://adckl.blogspot.com/2024/08/080924-quid-in-caelo-videre-potes-1.html

Quid vidēs? │ What do you see? It’s one of the best ways of practising the accusative case and so here is a quick review of that:

[1] 1st declension

[i] Nominative singular -a; accusative singular -am

Lūna in caelō est. │ The moon is in the sky.

> Lūnam [accusative: direct object] in caelō videō. │ I see ¦ the moon [direct object] ¦ in the sky.

Stellin caelō est. │ A star is in the sky.

> Stellam in caelō videō. │ I see a star in the sky.

[ii] Nominative plural -ae; accusative plural -ās

Stellae in caelō sunt. │ There are stars in the sky.

> Stellās in caelō videō. │ I see stars the sky.

Lūna et stellae in caelō sunt. │ The moon and the stars are in the sky.

Lūnam et stellās in caelō videō. │ I see the moon and the stars in the sky.

And, if you’re level 2:

Stellās errantēs in caelō videō. │ I see stars wandering in the sky = I see planets.

Stellās splendentes in caelō videō. │ I see stars shining in the sky.

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[2] 2nd declension

[i] Masculine nominative singular -us; accusative singular -um

Corvus in caelō volitat. │ A crow is flying around in the sky.

> Corvum in caelo videō. │ I see a crow in the sky.

And, if you’re level 2:

> Corvum in caelō volitantem videō. │ I see a crow flying about in the sky.

[ii] Masculine nominative plural -ī; accusative singular -ōs

Corvī in caelō volitant. │ Crows are flying about in the sky.

> Corvōs in caelō videō. │ I see crows in the sky.

Level 2:

Corvōs nigrōs in caelō volitantēs videō. │ I see black crows flying about in the sky.

[iii] Neuter nominative singular -um; accusative singular -um

Nominative: aēroplānum (New Latin of course!) > Aēroplānum in caelō videō. │ I see an aeroplane in the sky.

[iv] Neuter nominative plural -a; accusative plural -a

Nominative: aēroplāna > Aēroplāna in caelō videō. │ I see aeroplanes in the sky.







 

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