Word
Pater magistro consilium dat.
Meaning
The father gives advice to the teacher.
Part of speech
sentence
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Breakdown of Pater magistro consilium dat.
magister
the teacher
pater
the father
dare
to give
consilium
the plan
Questions & Answers about Pater magistro consilium dat.
Why is pater in the nominative—how do I know it’s the subject?
In Latin, the nominative case typically marks the subject of a sentence. Pater is a 3rd-declension noun (pater, patris) and its nominative singular form is pater. Since dat is a 3rd-person singular verb (he gives), pater naturally matches it as the subject: The father gives....
What case is magistro, and why isn’t it the subject?
Magistro is dative singular of magister, magistrī (2nd declension). The -ō ending here signals either dative or ablative singular, but the verb dare (to give) commonly takes a dative for the indirect object (the person to/for whom something is given). So magistro means to/for the teacher, not the teacher as subject.
What case is consilium, and what job does it do in the sentence?
Consilium is accusative singular (and also identical to nominative singular) of consilium, consiliī (2nd declension neuter). With dat (gives), the thing being given is the direct object, which is typically in the accusative. So consilium is the direct object: advice / a plan.