Listen to the recording:
(1) I – IV: complete the transcript with the appropriate forms
of the nouns listed below.
I: Casa nostra magnās __________ habet. __________ sunt
apertae. Ex __________ __________ vidēmus. Fīliae agricolae in __________
ambulant.
fenestrae; fenestrās; fenestrīs; viīs; viās
II: Māter tua __________ exspectat. __________ ex scholā
properant. Soror tua cum __________ est. __________ laetae sunt. Māter tua nunc __________ videt.
puellae; puellae; puellās; puellās; puellīs
III: __________ nostra est magna. __________ nostram laudāmus.
In __________ nostrā linguam Latīnam discimus. Fāma __________ nostrae bona
est.
schola; scholā; scholae; scholam
IV: Scholae Americae sunt __________ et bonae. In __________ terrīs
__________ quoque sunt scholae bonae. __________ __________scholās habet.
Incolae __________ scholās Americae saepe laudant.
Eurōpa; Eurōpae; Eurōpae; multae; multās; multīs
(2) V: Choose the correct form:
(Via / Viam / Viae / Viā) ex apertīs (fenestrae / fenestram/
fenestrās / fenestrīs) videō.
Soror (mea / meae / meam) ex (scholam / scholā / scholae)
properat.
Soror (tuam / tuae / tua) nōn est cum (parvam / parvā /
parvae) (puellae / puellās / puellā).
Sunt (multae / multās / multīs) scholae in Americā.
Cornēlia (fīliam / fīliae / fīlia) (poētae / poetās / poētam) exspectat.
Agricola (Cornēlia / Cornēliae / Cornēliam) exspectat.
(3) VI: Listen carefully and supply the missing endings:
Māter fīli_____ dōnum dat quia fīli_____ bon_____ est. Māter
agricol_____pecūni_____ dat quia dīligenter labōrant. Cas_____ agricol_____
parv_____ sunt. Māter puell_____ parv_____ benigna est. Magistra parv_____
puell_____ mult_____ fābul_____ narrat.
(1) vocabulary
exspectat: awaits, waits for
discimus: we learn
vidēmus: we see
labōrant: (they) work
properant: (they) hasten, hurry
fāma: reputation
Latīna: Latin
lingua: language
magistra: teacher (female)
schola: school
aperta: open
nostra: our
quia: because
dīligenter: diligently; carefully
(2) The 1st declension nouns and 1st / 2nd
declension adjectives below in bold show the cases in context.
[1] Nominative Singular and Plural: -a; -ae
Agricola Cornēliam exspectat. | The
farmer is waiting for Cornelia.
Schola nostra est magna.
| Our school is large.
Fenestrae sunt apertae. | The
windows are open.
Scholae Americae sunt multae et bonae.
| The schools of America are many and good [very literal;
this could be rephrased e.g. There are many good schools in America]
There are many good schools in America.
[2] Genitive Singular and Plural: -ae; -ārum
Fīliae agricolae in viīs ambulant. | The farmer's
daughters are walking in the streets.
In multīs terrīs Eurōpae quoque sunt scholae bonae. |
There are also good schools in many countries of Europe.
Fāma scholae nostrae bona est. | The reputation of
our school is good.
Scholae Americae sunt multae et bonae. | The schools of
America are many and good [= There are many good schools in America]
Incolae Eurōpae scholās Americae saepe laudant.
| The inhabitants of Europe often praise the schools of America.
Cornēlia fīliam poētae exspectat. | Cornelia is waiting
for the poet's daughter.
Casae agricolārum parvae sunt. | The farmers'
houses are small.
[3] Dative Singular and Plural: -ae; -īs
Māter fīliae dōnum dat. | The mother gives a present to
the daughter.
Māter puellae parvae benigna est. | The mother
is kind to the little girl.
Māter agricolīs pecūniam dat. | The mother gives money to
the farmers.
Magistra parvīs puellīs multās fābulās narrat. |
The teacher tells many stories to the little girls.
[4] (i) Accusative Singular: -am
Agricola Cornēliam exspectat. | The farmer is waiting
for Cornelia.
Cornēlia fīliam poētae exspectat. | Cornelia is waiting
for the poet's daughter.
Māter agricolīs pecūniam dat. | The mother gives money
to the farmers.
Viam ex apertīs fenestrīs videō. | I
see the road from the open windows.
Scholam nostram laudāmus. | We
praise our school.
In scholā nostrā linguam Latīnam discimus. | We
learn the Latin language in our school.
[4] (ii) Accusative Plural: -ās
Māter tua puellās exspectat. | Your mother is waiting
for the girls.
Māter tua nunc puellās videt. | Your mother now sees
the girls.
Ex fenestrīs viās vidēmus. | We see the roads
from the windows.
Incolae Eurōpae scholās Americae saepe laudant. | The
inhabitants of Europe often praise the schools of America.
Casa nostra magnās fenestrās habet. | Our house
has large windows.
Eurōpa multās scholās habet. | Europe has many
schools.
Magistra puellīs multās fābulās narrat. | The
teacher tells the girls many stories.
[5] (i) Ablative Singular: -ā
Sunt multae scholae in Americā. | There are many
schools in America.
Soror mea ex scholā properat. | My sister
hurries from school.
Puellae ex scholā properant. | The girls hurry from
school.
Soror tua nōn est cum parvā puellā. |
Your sister is not with the little girl.
In scholā nostrā
linguam Latīnam discimus. | We learn the Latin language in our school.
(ii) Ablative Plural: -īs
Soror tua cum puellīs est. | Your sister is with
the girls.
Ex fenestrīs viās vidēmus. |
We see the roads from the windows.
In multīs terrīs
Eurōpae quoque sunt scholae bonae. | There are also good schools in many
countries of Europe.
Viam ex apertīs fenestrīs videō. | I see
the road from the open windows.
____________________
I: Casa nostra magnās fenestrās habet. Fenestrae
sunt apertae. Ex fenestrīs viās vidēmus. Fīliae agricolae in viīs
ambulant.
II: Māter tua puellās exspectat. Puellae
ex scholā properant. Soror tua cum puellīs est. Puellae laetae
sunt. Māter tua nunc puellās videt.
III: Schola nostra est magna. Scholam
nostram laudāmus. In scholā nostrā linguam Latīnam discimus. Fāma scholae
nostrae bona est.
IV: Scholae Americae sunt multae et
bonae. In multīs terrīs Eurōpae quoque sunt scholae bonae. Eurōpa
multās scholās habet. Incolae Eurōpae scholās Americae saepe
laudant.
V: Viam ex apertīs fenestrīs
videō. Soror mea ex scholā properat. Soror tua nōn est cum
parvā puellā. Sunt multae scholae in Americā. Cornēlia fīliam
poētae exspectat. Agricola Cornēliam exspectat.
VI: Māter fīliae dōnum dat quia fīlia
bona est. Māter agricolīs pecūniam dat quia dīligenter
labōrant. Casae agricolārum parvae sunt. Māter puellae
parvae benigna est. Magistra parvīs puellīs multās
fābulās narrat.
____________________
I: Our house has large windows. The windows are
open. We see the roads from the windows. The farmer’s daughters are walking in
the streets.
II: Your mother is waiting for the girls. The
girls hurry from school. Your sister is with the girls. The girls are happy.
Your mother now sees the girls.
III: Our school is large. We praise our school.
In our school we learn the Latin language. The reputation of our school is
good.
IV: There are many good schools in America.
There are also good schools in many countries of Europe. Europe has many
schools. The inhabitants of Europe often praise the schools of America.
V: I see the road from the open windows. My
sister hurries from school. Your sister is not with the little girl. There are
many schools in America. Cornelia is waiting for the poet’s daughter. The
farmer is waiting for Cornelia.
VI: The mother gives a gift to the daughter
because the daughter is good. The mother gives money to the farmers because
they work diligently. The farmers’ houses are small. The mother is kind to the
little girl. The teacher tells many stories to the little girls.