Year 2 · Grade 4: One or Many?

Practice the first noun patterns for singular and plural subjects.

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What to notice

• noun number
• first declension
• second declension

Examples

• puella — one girl. puella is singular; puellae can be plural.
• puellae — girls. puellae can mean "girls" when the girls are the subject.
• servus — one servant. servus is singular; servi is plural.
• servi — servants. servi is the plural subject form for a second-declension masculine noun.
• dona — gifts. donum is one gift; dona is gifts.