| A | B |
| nominative | case used for subjects |
| accusative | case used for direct objects; with prepositions showing direction |
| ablative | case used for prepositions showing location |
| vocative | case used for direct address |
| case | the ending of a noun which determines its function |
| declension | a group of nouns |
| 1st declension | group of nouns such as puella, villa, and silva |
| 2nd declension | group of nouns such as puer, servus, and ramus |
| 3rd declension | group of nouns such as arbor, vox, and clamor |
| gender | masculine, feminine, or neuter |
| conjugation | a group of verbs |
| 1st conjugation | group of verbs whose infinitive ends in -are |
| 2nd conjugation | group of verbs whose infinitive ends in long ere |
| 3rd conjugation | group of verbs whose infinitive ends in short-ere |
| 4th conjugation | group of verbs whose infinitive ends in -ire |
| infinitive | second principal part of a verb; ends in -re; means "to ______" |
| present tense | translated as "_____,____s; "does ______/do____; am/is/are _____ing" |