Puella quoque caligas induit, ne glacies pedes laedat.

the girl

Breakdown of Puella quoque caligas induit, ne glacies pedes laedat.

• quoque: also
• pes: the foot
• ne: so that not

Questions & Answers about Puella quoque caligas induit, ne glacies pedes laedat.

Why is puella in the nominative case?

Because puella is the subject of the main verb induit.

• puella = the girl
• nominative is the case typically used for the subject

So in Puella quoque caligas induit, the girl is the one doing the action of putting something on.

Why is quoque placed after puella instead of before it?

In Latin, quoque usually comes after the word it emphasizes.

So:

• Puella quoque = the girl too / the girl also

This means that the girl, in addition to someone else already mentioned, also puts on boots or stockings.

If the writer wanted to emphasize a different word, quoque would usually follow that word instead.

Why is caligas in the accusative plural?

Because caligas is the direct object of induit.

• induit = puts on / puts ... on
• What does she put on? caligas

So the word must be in the accusative case.

It is plural because caligae are something worn as a pair, like boots or shoes.

Basic pattern:

• nominative singular: caliga
• accusative plural: caligas