Form II Latin: Beginning Latin Grammar, Lesson 8 Direct Object

"I would make them all learn English;

and then I would let the clever ones learn Latin as an honour, and Greek as a treat." --Sir Winston Churchill

In Latin nouns used as direct objects have Accusative case endings. The Accusative case endings of the First Declension are:  -am in the singular and -as in the plural. With the Latin nouns which you have learned so far, you may form the Accusative Singular and Plural by adding the Accusative case endings to the noun after the Nominative Plural case ending (ae) has been removed. Example: agricol-ae becomes agricolam, poet-ae becomes poetas.

Exercises:
Translate into English;
Regina fabulam narrat.
Cornelia pecuniam exspectat.
Poetam laudamus.
Praedam probant.
Femina et filia natant.

Translate into Latin;

• The lady is carrying the money.
• We love the queen.
• The water pleases Cornelia.
• I do praise the sailors.
• The stories delight the goddess.
• He is calling the girls.

If you need to review English grammar before introducing Latin Grammar, go to Simple Grammar.

Lesson 1: Latin Nouns

Lesson 2: The First Declension

Lesson 3: Latin Verbs

Lesson 4: The First Conjugation

Lesson 5: Present Tense

Lesson 6: The Infinitive