Function Latin Case

1. a. Subject - who/what verb Nominative b. Predicate Nom. -

1. noun/pronoun after linking verb 2. refers back to the subject.

2. Possession - a. ’s, b. s’, Genitive c. of the noun

3. Indirect Object Dative

4. a. Direct Object - whom/what subject verb b. Object of a Preposition Accusative (to, toward, near, into, against)

5. Object of a Preposition Ablative (in, on, with, out of, from)

6. Direct Address Vocative

Present Tense Present Time

am I am or I am walking

is He is or He is walking

are You are or You are walking

do, does He does walk.

simple present verb I walk We walk You walk You walk He walks They walk

Direct Object answers the question whom/what subject verb.

1. The men love the small forests. Noun Verb Adj. Noun Subject 3rd Pl. Direct Object Nom. Present Accusative Mas. Active Neuter Pl. Indic. Plural

2. They are calling the unhappy women. Verb Adj. Noun 3rd. Pl. Direct Object Present Accusative Active Fem. Indic. Pl.

Accusative Case - Object of Preposition

Preposition = to, toward, near, into, against

1. I am walking to the woods. (into the cottage) Verb Prep. Noun Prep. Noun 1st Sing. Object of Prep. Object of Prep. Present Accusative Accusative Active Neuter Neuter Indic. Sing. Sing.

Ablative Case - Object of Preposition

Preposition = in, on, with, out of, from.

I am walking with my friend. ( in the forest) Verb Prep. Adj. Noun Prep. Noun 1st Sing. Object of Prep. Object of Prep. Present Ablative Ablative Active Mas. Neuter Indic. Sing. Sing.