Magistra discipulae notam bonam dat, quia diligens est.

to be

Breakdown of Magistra discipulae notam bonam dat, quia diligens est.

• magistra: the female teacher
• discipula: the female student
• bonus: good

Questions & Answers about Magistra discipulae notam bonam dat, quia diligens est.

Why is magistra the subject of the sentence?

Because magistra is in the nominative case, which is the case normally used for the subject of a Latin sentence.

Here, magistra means the teacher, and she is the one doing the action of dat (gives), so she is the subject.

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Why is discipulae spelled with -ae?

Here discipulae is in the dative singular, which is often used for the indirect object.

The verb dare means to give, and with give you usually have:

• someone who gives
• something that is given
• someone to whom it is given

So in this sentence:

• magistra = the teacher
• notam bonam = a good mark/grade
• discipulae = to the student

That is why discipula becomes discipulae here.

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Why is notam bonam in that form?

Because it is the direct object of dat. It is the thing being given, so it must be in the accusative case.

• nota becomes notam