Discipula mendum diligenter corrigit.

the female student

Breakdown of Discipula mendum diligenter corrigit.

• mendum: the mistake
• diligenter: carefully
• corrigere: to correct

Questions & Answers about Discipula mendum diligenter corrigit.

What does discipula mean, and why does it end in -a?

Discipula means female student, schoolgirl, or female pupil.

It ends in -a because it is a first-declension noun and here it is in the nominative singular, the form used for the subject of the sentence.

So in this sentence, discipula is the one doing the action: she is the one correcting the mistake.

It is specifically feminine. The masculine form would be discipulus.

Why is mendum in the -um form?

Mendum means mistake, fault, or error.

In this sentence it is the direct object, the thing being corrected, so it appears in the accusative singular. For many neuter second-declension nouns, the nominative singular and accusative singular are the same, both ending in -um.

So here:

• discipula = subject
• mendum = direct object

The student corrects the mistake.

What kind of word is diligenter?

Diligenter is an adverb. It describes how the action is done.