Word
Post osculum avia infantem in cubili ponit et culcitam molliorem parat.
Meaning
After the kiss grandmother puts the baby in bed and prepares a softer mattress.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
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Breakdown of Post osculum avia infantem in cubili ponit et culcitam molliorem parat.
in
in
et
and
post
after
avia
the grandmother
Questions & Answers about Post osculum avia infantem in cubili ponit et culcitam molliorem parat.
Why is it post osculum and not post osculo?
Because post as a preposition meaning after takes the accusative case.
So:
- osculum = accusative singular of osculum
- post osculum = after a kiss
This is something you learn with the preposition itself: post + accusative.
How do I know avia is the subject and infantem is the object?
The case endings tell you.
- avia is nominative singular, so it is the subject: the person doing the action.
- infantem is accusative singular, so it is the direct object: the one being placed.
So Latin shows who does what to whom mainly by case endings, not just by word order.
Where are the words for the or a?
Latin normally has no articles.
So:
- avia can mean the grandmother or a grandmother
- infantem can mean the baby/infant or an infant
- culcitam can mean the mattress/cushion or a mattress/cushion