17.04.27: Level 1; step-by-step; scaffolding [11] grammar notes (3) cases; nominative case singular and plural

Key words:

singular

plural

Nouns are either [i] singular: referring to one person / thing, or [ii] plural: referring to more than one person / thing

Plural endings are formed according to the declension to which the noun belongs:

[1] first declension: -a > -ae

nominative singular: -a

nominative plural: -ae

puell¦a: (a/the) girl

puell¦ae: (the) girls

[2]

[a] second declension: -us > -ī

nominative singular: -us

nominative plural: -ī

discipul¦us: pupil

discipul¦ī: pupils

[b] second declension: -um > -a

nominative singular: -um

nominative plural: -a

templ¦um: temple

templ¦a: temples

LINKS

(1) 26.02.24: nominative plural of first and second declension nouns [1]; hī / hae

https://adckl.blogspot.com/2024/04/nominative-plural-of-first-and-second.html

https://www.facebook.com/groups/latinforstarters/posts/397673796177228

(2) 26.02.24: nominative plural of first and second declension nouns [2]; quot?

https://adckl.blogspot.com/2024/04/26.html

https://www.facebook.com/groups/latinforstarters/posts/397675569510384

(3) 26.02.24: practise recognising and forming the nominative plural

https://adckl.blogspot.com/2024/04/practise-recognising-and-forming.html

https://www.facebook.com/groups/latinforstarters/posts/397685162842758

(4) 26.02.24: talking about the number of things / people

https://www.facebook.com/groups/latinforstarters/posts/397747239503217

https://adckl.blogspot.com/2024/04/talking-about-number-of-things-people.html