Post quietam noctem corpus discipulae non est triste, sed laborare vult et studere potest.

to be

Breakdown of Post quietam noctem corpus discipulae non est triste, sed laborare vult et studere potest.

• laborare: to work
• et: and
• non: not

Questions & Answers about Post quietam noctem corpus discipulae non est triste, sed laborare vult et studere potest.

What case is quietam noctem, and why is it in that case?

Quietam noctem is in the accusative singular.

• The preposition post (“after”) governs the accusative case.
• So whatever comes after post must be accusative: here, noctem (night), with quietam (“quiet”) agreeing with it.

So post quietam noctem = “after a quiet night,” with “night” as the object of the preposition post.

What are the roles of corpus and discipulae? Which one is the subject?

The subject is corpus (“body”).

• corpus: nominative singular neuter, the grammatical subject of est, vult, and potest.
• discipulae: genitive singular feminine, “of the student.”

Together they form a noun phrase:

• corpus discipulae = “the body of the student” / “the student’s body.”

So the whole subject is “the student’s body.” Latin does not mark possession with ’s like English, but with the genitive case (discipulae).

Why is discipulae in the genitive and not discipula in the nominative?

If you wrote corpus discipula (both nominative), it would look like : “the body and the student,” which is not what is meant.