| A | B |
|---|
| nominative | case used for subjects (action do-ers) |
| accusative | case used for direct objects (action receivers) |
| ablative | case used for objects of prepositions |
| -nt | plural verb ending; means "they" or a plural subject do the action |
| -t | singular verb ending; means he/she/it or a singular subject does the action |
| -ae | nominative (subject) plural or genitive (possession) singular ending |
| -a | nominative(subject) singular ending |
| -am | accusative (direct object) singular ending |
| -as | accusative (direct object) plural ending |
| -a (with a macron!) | ablative singular ending |
| -is (with a macron!) | ablative plural ending |
| in, cum, de are examples of: | prepositions |
| a preposition + its noun object | prepositional phrase |
| linking verb | "est" or "sunt"; joins a subject to a predicate nominative |
| direct object | word that "receives" a verbs action; i.e., the action is done to this noun |
| object of a preposition | a noun that follows a preposition |
| genitive | case used to show possession ("of:) |
