Breakdown of Serva saccum gravem in vestibulo deponit.
in
in
gravis
heavy
serva
the maid
vestibulum
the entrance hall
Questions & Answers about Serva saccum gravem in vestibulo deponit.
Why does serva end in -a here?
Serva is the subject of the sentence, and it is in the nominative singular form.
It comes from the noun serva, meaning female slave or maidservant. In the first declension, the nominative singular often ends in -a.
So here:
- serva = the maidservant / female slave as the one doing the action
Why is saccum in the form -um?
Saccum is the direct object of deponit, so it is in the accusative singular.
The noun is saccus = bag, sack.
Its accusative singular form is saccum.
So:
- saccus = a sack, as a dictionary form
- saccum = the sack, as the thing being put down
A very common pattern in Latin is:
- subject in the nominative
- direct object in the accusative
Why is gravem not gravis?