Ecce Romani Chapter 3 - Notes

Latin I

A. Nouns (plurals)

1. To make a Latin noun ending in a plural, add e. The noun will end in ae.

ex. sing . - puella pl. - puellae

*These nouns are feminine in gender.

2. To make a noun ending in -us plural, drop the us and add i.

ex. sing. - servus pl. - servi

* These nouns are masculine in gender.

3. To make vir and puer plural, add an i.

ex. sing. - vir pl. - viri

sing. - puer pl. - pueri

B. Adjectives (plurals)

1. To modify a singular noun, the adjective must also have a singular ending.

ex. Puella laeta est. Servus laetus est.

2. To modify a plural noun, the adjective must have a plural ending.

ex. Puellae laetae sunt. Servi laeti sunt.

C. Who

1. Who? = Quis (must introduce a question)

ex. Quis sub arbore sedet? Who is sitting under the tree?

2. Who (f.) = quae (used in a statement with a feminine antecedent)

ex. Puella, quae in villā rusticā habitat, est Flavia.

The girl who lives in the country house is Flavia.

3. Who (m.) = qui (used in a statement with a masculine antecedent)

ex. Puer, qui est strenuus, est Sextus.

The boy who is energetic is Sextus.

D. Latin Questions

1. To begin an interrogative sentence in Latin, use an interrogative work like:

cur? why? ubi? where?

quis? who? quid? what?

ex. Cur sub arbore Sextus est? Why is Sextus under the tree?

2. If there is no interrogative word, then add -ne to the first word. This asks a "yes or no" question.

ex. Estne puella laeta? or Puellane laeta est? Is the girl happy?