Word
Infans saepe sternuit, quia pulvis in cubiculo manet.
Meaning
The baby sneezes often, because dust remains in the bedroom.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Lesson
Breakdown of Infans saepe sternuit, quia pulvis in cubiculo manet.
in
in
saepe
often
manere
to remain
quia
because
Questions & Answers about Infans saepe sternuit, quia pulvis in cubiculo manet.
Why is infans used here, and what case is it?
Infans is the nominative singular, and it is the subject of sternuit.
The noun infans, infantis is a third-declension noun meaning infant, baby, or young child. In this sentence, it is the one doing the sneezing, so it appears in the nominative case.
A useful thing to know is that infans can refer to either a male or female child; the form itself does not change here.
Why does sternuit end in -t?
The ending -t shows that the verb is third person singular in the present indicative active:
- sternuō = I sneeze
- sternuis = you sneeze
- sternuit = he/she/it sneezes
Since the subject is infans = the infant/baby, Latin uses sternuit = sneezes.
What does saepe do in the sentence?