Post longam horam discipula lassa dormit.

After a long hour the tired female student sleeps.

Breakdown of Post longam horam discipula lassa dormit.

• longus: long
• discipula: the female student
• dormire: to sleep
• post: after

Questions & Answers about Post longam horam discipula lassa dormit.

Why is longam horam in the accusative?

Because post takes the accusative case in Latin when it means after.

• post = after
• horam = accusative singular of hora
• longam = accusative singular feminine of longus, agreeing with horam

So post longam horam means after a long hour.

A useful comparison:

• longa hora = nominative, a long hour
• longam horam = accusative, used here because of post

Why is lassa feminine?

Because it describes discipula, which is a feminine singular noun.

Latin adjectives must agree with the nouns they describe in:

• gender
• number
• case

So:

• discipula = feminine singular nominative
• lassa = feminine singular nominative

They match, so lassa means tired describing the female student / schoolgirl.

If the subject were masculine, you would expect:

• discipulus lassus dormit = the tired male student sleeps