[D] You can see that the endings have changed. The noun is the direct object of the sentence i.e. the action is being done to the noun.
[1] Ending in -a:
[i] Singular: -am
Ūvam edō. | I’m eating a/the grape.
Ūnam ūvam edō. | I’m eating one grape.
[ii] Plural: -ās
Ūvās emō. | I’m buying grapes.
Duās ūvās edō. | I’m eating two grapes.
Multās ūvās edō. | I’m eating many grapes.
Exercise
Complete the sentences with the missing endings.
(1) I’m writing a letter.
Epistul____ scrībō.
(2) I’m writing one letter.
Ūn_____ epistul_____ scrībō.
(3) I write letters.
Epistul_____ scrībō.
(4) I’m writing two letters.
Du____ epistul____ scrībō.
(5) I write many letters.
Mult____ epistul____ scrībō.
(6) I’m reading the story.
Fābul_____ legō.
(7) I’m reading stories.
Fābul_____ legō.
(8) I drink water.
Aqu_____ bibō.
(9) I’m buying berries.
Bāc_____ emō.
(10) I’m eating two olives.
Du_____ olīv_____ edō.
(11) I’m preparing the dinner.
Cēn_____ parō.
(12) I close the door.
Iānu_____ claudō.
- aqua: water
- bāca: berry
- cēna: dinner
- epistula: letter
- fābula: story
- iānua: door
- olīva: olive
____________________
(1) Epistulam
scrībō.
(2) Ūnam epistulam scrībō.
(3) Epistulās scrībō.
(4) Duās epistulās scrībō.
(5) Multās epistulās scrībō.
(6) Fābulam legō.
(7) Fābulās legō.
(8) Aquam bibō.
(9) Bācās emō.
(10) Duās olīvās edō.
(11) Cēnam parō.
(12) Iānuam claudō.