Post comitia magistra discipulis refert quid in curia de novo magistratu dictum sit.

to be

Breakdown of Post comitia magistra discipulis refert quid in curia de novo magistratu dictum sit.

• in: in
• discipulus: the student
• magistra: the female teacher

Questions & Answers about Post comitia magistra discipulis refert quid in curia de novo magistratu dictum sit.

Why is comitia used after post, and what case is it?

Post is a preposition that takes the accusative. So comitia here is accusative plural: after the assembly / after the elections.

A useful thing to know is that comitia is a neuter plural word, and its nominative and accusative forms look the same. So the form itself does not change, but after post you know it must be accusative.

Also, comitia is often used in the plural in Latin even when English may use a more singular-sounding translation.

How do we know magistra is the subject?

Because magistra is the only word in the sentence that naturally works as a nominative singular subject with refert, which is third person singular: she reports.

So the core of the sentence is:

magistra ... refert
= the teacher ... reports

Latin relies on endings more than English does, so you look for a nominative noun that matches the verb.

Why is discipulis in the dative?

Because discipulis is the indirect object: the person to whom something is reported.

With referre in this sense, Latin commonly uses:

• aliquid referre = to report something