Word
Discipula litteras in charta clare scribit.
Meaning
The female student writes letters clearly on the paper.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Lesson
Breakdown of Discipula litteras in charta clare scribit.
scribere
to write
in
on
discipula
the female student
clare
clearly
Questions & Answers about Discipula litteras in charta clare scribit.
What does discipula mean, and what form is it?
Discipula means female student or schoolgirl. It is a singular nominative noun, so it is the subject of the sentence: the person doing the writing.
It comes from the first declension:
- nominative singular: discipula
- genitive singular: discipulae
Because it is nominative singular, it matches the singular verb scribit.
Why is litteras plural?
In Latin, litterae can mean letters of the alphabet, a letter/message, or sometimes literature/learning, depending on context. Here, litteras is the accusative plural, used as the direct object of scribit.
So the student is writing letters or written characters, not just one single letter.
This is a good example of how Latin often uses the plural where English may or may not.
Why is litteras in the accusative case?
Because it is the direct object of scribit (writes).
A very common pattern in Latin is:
- subject in the nominative
- direct object in the accusative
- verb