Word
Magister equum pulchrum in horto laudat.
Meaning
The teacher praises the beautiful horse in the garden.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Lesson
Breakdown of Magister equum pulchrum in horto laudat.
in
in
laudare
to praise
pulcher
beautiful
hortus
garden
Questions & Answers about Magister equum pulchrum in horto laudat.
How do I know who is doing the action in this sentence?
Because magister is in the nominative case, which is the usual case for the subject. So magister = the teacher (the doer of laudat).
How do I know what the direct object is?
equum is in the accusative case, which commonly marks the direct object of a transitive verb. So equum = (the) horse being praised.
Why is equum accusative and not nominative?
Because the verb laudat (he/she praises) is transitive and takes a direct object. The thing being praised is put in the accusative: laudat equum = praises a horse.
What is pulchrum doing, and why does it look like that?
pulchrum is an adjective meaning beautiful, and it modifies equum. Adjectives in Latin must match the noun they describe in case, number, and gender:
- equum = accusative, singular, masculine
- pulchrum = accusative, singular, masculine
So they agree: equum pulchrum = a beautiful horse.