I really thought I did well on yesterday's quiz, because I was sure of all the dative information, but then I messed up the neuter and male nouns. Anybody have any tips on how to remember them? Or is it just old fashion memorization?
Candace Kaw
posted by Ex Pluribus Unum @ 9:37 AM
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I think it's just a matter of memorizing all of it. The neuter dative case is tripping me up too. The neuter nouns in general are still tripping me up. The only thing I can figure is just practice, practice, practice.
After my paper is done and turned in tomorrow morning, I'm going to be eating and breathing these last few chapters of vocabulary 'til I'm as comfortable declining and conjugating these words as I am "puella" and "ambulare."
I agree with Rachel about practice. But remember, it is pretty standard. If your neuter noun is second declension, the suffixes are -o (sg.) and -is (pl.). If your neuter noun is third declension, the suffixes are -i (sg.) and -ibus (pl.)
The real hard question is how do you tell the declension of your neuter noun? That you have to learn from the vocabulary. If your nom. ending is -um, your noun is 2nd decl. If your nom is enything else BUT -um (litus, nomen, etc.) then you are in the third declension.
And remember: you cannot do anything with your nouns, unless you know their genitive case (again, the vocabularies of the book are essential, but you need to have your own flashcards or vocabulary lists).
EM.
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