Word
Bona consuetudo discipulum studiosiorem facit.
Meaning
A good habit makes the student more studious.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
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Breakdown of Bona consuetudo discipulum studiosiorem facit.
discipulus
the student
bonus
good
facere
to make
studiosior
more studious
Questions & Answers about Bona consuetudo discipulum studiosiorem facit.
Why is bona feminine here?
Because it modifies consuetudo, and consuetudo is a feminine noun.
In Latin, adjectives must agree with the nouns they describe in:
- gender
- number
- case
So:
- bona = feminine nominative singular
- consuetudo = feminine nominative singular
That is why Latin uses bona, not bonus or bonum.
What case is consuetudo, and what is its job in the sentence?
Consuetudo is nominative singular, and it is the subject of the sentence.
It is the thing doing the action of facit.
So the basic structure is:
- bona consuetudo = the subject
- facit = the verb
- discipulum studiosiorem = what the subject causes
Even though consuetudo ends in -o, it is not a verb form here; it is a noun.
Why is discipulum in the accusative?
Because it is the direct object of facit.
The verb facit here means makes, and the person being made into something is put in the accusative.