Puella in die festo pallium novum induit.

the girl

Breakdown of Puella in die festo pallium novum induit.

• in: on
• novus: new
• induere: to put on

Questions & Answers about Puella in die festo pallium novum induit.

Why is puella the subject?

Because puella is in the nominative singular, the case normally used for the subject of a sentence.

• puella = girl
• nominative singular of a first-declension noun

So puella is the one doing the action of induit.

How can I tell that pallium is the direct object?

It is the thing being put on, so it is the direct object of induit.

In form, pallium is accusative singular here. A useful point is that neuter nouns often have the same form in the nominative and accusative singular, so pallium can look unchanged even though its job in the sentence is different.

So:

• puella = subject
• pallium = direct object

Why is novum spelled with -um?

Because novum agrees with pallium.

Latin adjectives must match the nouns they describe in:

• gender
• number
• case

Here pallium is:

• neuter
• singular