Breakdown of Servus medicamentum in cubiculo quaerit, sed id non invenit.
in
in
non
not
sed
but
cubiculum
the bedroom
Questions & Answers about Servus medicamentum in cubiculo quaerit, sed id non invenit.
Why is medicamentum in that form—what case is it, and why?
Medicamentum is accusative singular neuter, serving as the direct object of quaerit (he searches for / looks for).
The nominative and accusative are identical in many neuter nouns, so medicamentum looks the same in both cases; the role is shown by context and word order (and the subject servus being nominative).
What case is servus, and how do I know it’s the subject?
Servus is nominative singular masculine, so it’s the subject: the slave/servant is doing the actions (quaerit, invenit).
In Latin, the subject is typically nominative, and the verb is 3rd person singular (he …).
Why does Latin say in cubiculo—what case is cubiculo, and what does in mean here?
Cubiculo is ablative singular because in + ablative generally indicates location where: in the room / in the bedroom.
(With in + accusative, you usually get motion into a place: in cubiculum = into the room.)
Is cubiculum specifically a “bedroom,” or just a “room”?