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Why is Mater in the nominative case?
In Latin, the subject of a sentence appears in the nominative case. Since Mater is the subject here (the one performing the action of remaining), it must be in the nominative.
How is manet conjugated, and what does it mean?
Manet is the third-person singular present active indicative form of manēre, which means "to remain" or "to stay." So it translates roughly to "she/he/it remains."
Why does in villa have the ablative case?
When in indicates "in" or "on" (stationary location), it requires the ablative in Latin. If in were being used to express motion into a place, the accusative case would be used instead.
Why don’t we see a word for "the" before Mater in Latin?
Latin does not have articles (like "the" or "a"), so Mater can be understood as "mother," "a mother," or "the mother," depending on context.
How would you pronounce villa in Classical Latin?
In Classical Latin, v is pronounced like the English w, and the i here is short, sounding like the i in "bit." Thus villa would be pronounced roughly as /ˈwɪl.la/.
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