Magnus puer in horto ludit.

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Breakdown of Magnus puer in horto ludit.

• puer: the boy
• hortus: the garden
• ludere: to play

Questions & Answers about Magnus puer in horto ludit.

What is the grammatical role and form of each word in Magnus puer in horto ludit?

Here is a breakdown:

• 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

Why is it magnus puer and not magnum puer or magna puer?

In Latin, adjectives must agree with the nouns they describe in gender, number, and case.

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