Word
Apud aviam puella fabulam audit.
Meaning
At grandmother’s house the girl listens to a story.
Part of speech
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Breakdown of Apud aviam puella fabulam audit.
puella
the girl
fabula
the story
audire
to listen to
avia
the grandmother
Questions & Answers about Apud aviam puella fabulam audit.
Why is puella the subject of the sentence?
Because puella is in the nominative singular, which is the case normally used for the subject.
- puella = the girl as the doer of the action
- fabulam = the story as the thing being heard
- audit = he/she hears
So puella fabulam audit means the girl hears a story / the story.
Why is fabulam not fabula?
Because fabulam is in the accusative singular, which is the case used for a direct object.
Here, the story is what the girl hears, so it must be in the accusative:
- fabula = a story as a subject
- fabulam = a story as a direct object
Compare:
- Fabula longa est = The story is long
- Puella fabulam audit = The girl hears the story / a story
Why is aviam accusative too? Is grandmother the object?
No. aviam is not the direct object here. It is accusative because it follows the preposition apud.
Apud regularly takes the accusative case. So: