Latin/2nd Declension Lesson 4

Salvēte omnēs discipulī!

This is the latest in the series of Latin lessons for those of us who are impatient to learn Latin in a simple and easy way.

New Grammar
In this lesson we’ll wrap up the overview of 2nd declension nouns with the dative case. The dative case is used for indirect objects or “to/for” phrases; the singular ending is -ō and the plural ending, -īs. (The endings are the same for both masculine or neuter gender nouns; only nom. and acc. cases show differences for gender in 2nd declension). We frequently use the verb “dō” (give) with the dative case, but it can also be used with a few other verbs, including the being verb, as we’ll see today.

Practice
Next time we will begin working on 3rd declension nouns.