1st declension singular endings
-a, -ae, -ae, -am, -ā
1st declension plural endings
-ae, -ārum, -īs, -ās, -īs
Example of 1st declension
puella, puellae — girl
2nd declension masculine singular endings
-us/-er, -ī, -ō, -um, -ō
2nd declension masculine plural endings
-ī, -ōrum, -īs, -ōs, -īs
Example of 2nd declension masculine noun
servus, servī — slave
2nd declension neuter singular endings
-um, -ī, -ō, -um, -ō
2nd declension neuter plural endings
-a, -ōrum, -īs, -a, -īs
Example of 2nd declension neuter noun
bellum, bellī — war
3rd declension masc/fem singular endings
—, -is, -ī, -em, -e
3rd declension masc/fem plural endings
-ēs, -um, -ibus, -ēs, -ibus
3rd declension neuter singular endings
—, -is, -ī, —, -e
3rd declension neuter plural endings
-a, -um, -ibus, -a, -ibus
Example of 3rd declension nouns
rēx, rēgis (m) — king; nōmen, nōminis (n) — name
Nominative case use
Subject
Genitive case use
Possession — ‘of’
Dative case use
Indirect object — ‘to/for’
Accusative case use
Direct object or motion toward
Ablative case use
By/with/from or means/manner
Vocative case use
Direct address (‘O…’)
Present tense endings (1st/2nd conj.)
-ō, -s, -t, -mus, -tis, -nt
Translate ‘amās’
You love
How to form imperfect tense
Present stem + -ba + endings
Translate ‘amābam’
I was loving