Nos consilium magistrae libenter accipimus.

we

Breakdown of Nos consilium magistrae libenter accipimus.

• magistra: the teacher
• libenter: gladly
• consilium: the advice

Questions & Answers about Nos consilium magistrae libenter accipimus.

Why does the sentence include nos if accipimus already means we accept?

Latin verb endings already show the subject, so accipimus by itself can mean we accept. Adding nos is optional and usually adds emphasis or contrast, e.g. We (as opposed to someone else) gladly accept the teacher’s advice.

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Is nos nominative or accusative here?

It’s nominative here (the subject = we). The form nos can be either nominative (we) or accusative (us), so you decide by context: since accipimus is 1st person plural (we accept), nos must be the subject, not the object.

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What case is consilium, and how do I know?

Consilium is accusative singular, functioning as the direct object of accipimus (accept takes a direct object: accept what?).
It also happens to look like nominative because consilium is neuter (2nd declension): neuter nominative and accusative singular are identical.

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