What is the main difference between Latin and English?

The main difference between the two languages lies in the fact that Latin is a heavily inflected language. While English conveys its sense principally by the word order of its sentences (e.g. subject, verb, object), Latin conveys its sense through different suffices added to the stem of its verbs, nouns and adjectives. As such Latin does not need to obey a prescribed word order to generate its meaning (eg. a sentence could be written: verb, object, subject; object, verb, subject etc.). Also, as both nouns and adjectives have suffices that demonstrate whether they belong together or are seperate, noun/ adjective phrases need not be placed together. Thus the main focus for any student of Latin is to master the declensions of nouns and adjectives and the conjugation paradigms of the verbs in order to read the Latin language correctly.

Answered by Keiran C. Latin tutor

37271 Views

See similar Latin GCSE tutors

Related Latin GCSE answers

All answers ▸

"The story of Echo and Narcissus is a love story." Do you agree or disagree? Give reasons for your answer


How does the indirect statement work?


Choose two words from the following list and for each one give an English word derived partly or wholly from the same root: scribere, vulnerato, accepisset, amici, captivi. [2]


How do I form a Purpose Clause in Latin?


We're here to help

contact us iconContact usWhatsapp logoMessage us on Whatsapptelephone icon+44 (0) 203 773 6020
Facebook logoInstagram logoLinkedIn logo

© MyTutorWeb Ltd 2013–2024

Terms & Conditions|Privacy Policy