Caementa in fundamento sunt.

to be

Breakdown of Caementa in fundamento sunt.

• in: in
• caementum: a rubble stone
• fundamentum: the foundation

Questions & Answers about Caementa in fundamento sunt.

What does each word in Caementa in fundamento sunt mean?

A word-by-word breakdown is:

• caementa = stones, pieces of rubble, or building stones
• in = in
• fundamento = foundation
• sunt = are

So the structure is basically:

• Caementa = the subject
• in fundamento = a prepositional phrase telling location
• sunt = the verb, are

Why does caementa end in -a if it is plural?

This is a very common beginner question.

Caementa is a neuter plural noun. In Latin, many neuter nouns of the second declension have:

• singular nominative in -um
• plural nominative in -a

So:

• singular: caementum
• plural: caementa

That means -a here is not feminine singular. It is neuter plural.

Why is the verb sunt and not est?

Because the subject, caementa, is plural.