Iudex scelus videt.

to see

Breakdown of Iudex scelus videt.

• iudex: the judge
• scelus: the crime; wicked deed

Questions & Answers about Iudex scelus videt.

How do I know iudex is the one doing the seeing?

Because iudex is the subject of the sentence, and videt is a singular verb meaning sees.

In this sentence:

• iudex = the judge
• scelus = the crime
• videt = sees

So the basic structure is:

• subject: iudex
• object: scelus
• verb: videt

Latin often shows grammatical roles by case endings rather than by word order alone.

What case is iudex?

Iudex is nominative singular.

The nominative case is normally used for the subject of the sentence, the person or thing performing the action.

So here iudex means the judge as the one who sees.

Also, iudex is a third-declension noun. Its dictionary form is usually given as:

• iudex, iudicis = judge

That genitive form iudicis helps show the stem.

What case is scelus?