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What declension does the word 'dies' belong to and how does it decline in both plural and singular states?

The word dies is a fifth declension noun and as such is regarded to be feminine. In the order of nominative, accusative, genitive, dative then abalative cases in the singular form, dies declines as follows: ...
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Answered by Jamie R. • Latin tutor
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How is time expressed in Latin?

There are various ways to express time in Latin. 1) The first option is with a preposition or adverb. For example: post multos dies - after many days abhinc tres dies - three days ago ante primam lucem - bef...
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Is there an easier way of learning noun/adjective/verb endings?

Unfortunately, this tends to require rote learning. However, many of the example words used have a certain rhythm to them which makes this easier, such as the Latin 2 nd person neuter, bellum . Beyond just r...
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Answered by Frances H. • Latin tutor
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What are ablative absolutes and how are they best translated?

Ablative absolutes are a very common construction in Latin prose and verse, and a normally formed by a noun (or pronoun) together with a participle in the ablative case.They are grammatically free from the r...
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What are the basic functions of the different 'cases' in Latin?

Much like English, words within a Latin sentence have different purposes in order to form a complete sentence. The 'cases' in Latin are a way to describe and identify the various functions of nouns only. In ...
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