Puella quoque conatur, et tandem annulum sub mensa invenit.

the girl

Breakdown of Puella quoque conatur, et tandem annulum sub mensa invenit.

• et: and
• mensa: the table
• quoque: also

Questions & Answers about Puella quoque conatur, et tandem annulum sub mensa invenit.

What case is puella, and how do we know it is the subject?

Puella is nominative singular. In Latin, the nominative case is normally used for the subject of the verb.

So in this sentence, puella is the one doing the actions:

• conatur = tries
• invenit = finds / found

Because puella is singular, it matches the singular verb forms.

Why is there no word for the or a in the Latin sentence?

Latin does not have articles like English the and a/an.

So:

• puella can mean girl, a girl, or the girl
• annulum can mean a ring or the ring
• mensa can mean a table or the table

The exact meaning depends on the context or on the translation already given.

What does quoque mean, and why does it come after puella?

Quoque means also or too.

In Latin, quoque often comes after the word it emphasizes. So:

• puella quoque = /