Questions & Answers about Magnus puer in horto ludit.
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Magnus
- Dictionary form: magnus, -a, -um (big, great)
- Form here: nominative singular masculine
- Role: adjective describing puer, part of the subject
puer
- Dictionary form: puer, pueri (boy)
- Form here: nominative singular masculine
- Role: subject of the verb ludit
in
- Preposition meaning in / on / at
- Here it governs the ablative (because it shows location, not motion)
horto
- Dictionary form: hortus, horti (garden)
- Form here: ablative singular masculine
- Role: object of the preposition in, expressing location: in the garden
ludit
- Dictionary form: ludo, ludere, lusi, lusum (to play)
- Form here: 3rd person singular, present indicative active
- Role: main verb: he plays / is playing
In Latin, adjectives must agree with the nouns they describe in gender, number, and case.
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