Latin nouns have different endings to show case, number, and gender, which are known as declensions. There are two classes of nouns in Latin, and both are declined:
Nouns - nomen substantivum
Adjectives - nomen adjectivum
Adjectives are declined to match the nouns they describe, e.g.
mea charta..................my paper (nominative case)
meam chartam............my paper (accusative case)
meae chartae............of my paper (genitive case) etc.
Vocative: person/noun addressed
Accusative: direct object/object of preposition
Genitive: shows possession, "of"
Dative: indirect object "to/for" (the 'giving' case)
Ablative: adverbial - answers 'how' questions "by/with/from/in/on"
Nouns - nomen substantivum
Adjectives - nomen adjectivum
Adjectives are declined to match the nouns they describe, e.g.
mea charta..................my paper (nominative case)
meam chartam............my paper (accusative case)
meae chartae............of my paper (genitive case) etc.
The Latin Cases:
Nominative: the subject/predicate nominativeVocative: person/noun addressed
Accusative: direct object/object of preposition
Genitive: shows possession, "of"
Dative: indirect object "to/for" (the 'giving' case)
Ablative: adverbial - answers 'how' questions "by/with/from/in/on"