Ars grammatica

Coniūnctiō brevis duās partēs longae ōrātiōnis adnectit.

A short conjunction joins two parts of a long sentence

Sacerdōs hodiē parvam imāginem Mūsae in scamnō pōnit.

Today the priestess places a small image of the Muse on the bench.

Sex cāsūs varia nōminum opera in ōrātiōne ostendunt.

The six cases show the different tasks of nouns in a sentence.

In longā ōrātiōne idem nōmen per variōs cāsūs redīre potest.

In a long sentence the same noun can return in different cases

Eadem forma saepe variam significātiōnem ex sententiā accipit.

The same form often takes a different meaning from the sentence

Vocābula quae quālitātem significant trēs comparātiōnis gradūs accipere possunt.

Words expressing a quality can receive three degrees of comparison.

Magister speciem quālitātis ab eā quae quantitātem ostendit disiungit.

The teacher distinguishes the category of quality from the one showing quantity.

Cāsus et locus vocābulī significātiōnem in ōrātiōne clāram faciunt.

The case and position of the word make its meaning clear in the sentence

Discipula nōmen īnflectit atque singulōs cāsūs clārē scrībit.

The student inflects the noun and writes each case clearly

Sī coniūnctiōnem dēmitis duae partēs iam nōn adnectuntur.

If you remove the conjunction, the two parts are no longer connected.

Magister discipulīs quī cum formīs difficilibus luctantur regulam explānat.

The teacher explains the rule to the students who struggle with difficult forms.

Nōmen īnflectere est eandem significātiōnem per variōs cāsūs servāre.

To inflect a noun is to keep the same meaning through different cases

Haec tabula tria exempla dumtaxat continet, sed omnia clāra sunt.

This board contains only three examples but all are clear

Hodiē chartīs diligenter ōrdinātīs cuiusque speciēī mentiōnem facimus.

Today, after carefully putting the cards in order, we mention each category.

Ēn duae ōrātiōnēs secunda paene tantundem significat quantum prīma.

Here are two sentences: the second means almost as much as the first.

Flāvia chartās ōrdinat et singulās speciēs proprīs titulis notat.

Flavia arranges the cards and marks each category with its own title

Sīquidem causam iam scīmus, novam explicātiōnem nōn poscimus.

Since we already know the cause we do not ask for a new explanation

Coniūnctiō causālis causam dat ratiōnālis autem exitum ostendit.

A causal conjunction gives the reason; a rational one shows the conclusion.

Hoc vocābulum ōrātiōnem dumtaxat explēt quāpropter id nōn semper vertimus.

This little word only fills out the sentence; therefore we do not always translate it.

Coniūnctiō causam ostendit, quāpropter significātiō tōtīus ōrātiōnis mūtātur.

A conjunction shows the cause and therefore the meaning of the whole sentence changes

Vox incondita affectum ostendit, sed sententiam nōn ōrdinat.

An inarticulate voice shows an emotion but does not arrange a sentence

Nunc adversum lūdum templum domui antīquae simile stat.

Now opposite the school stands a temple similar to an old house.

Eia opus perficiāmus euax omnēs chartae nunc ōrdinātae sunt.

Come on, let us finish the work; hurrah, all the cards are now in order!

Duae ōrātiōnēs similēs esse possunt, sed propria nōmina variant.

Two sentences can be similar but their proper nouns differ

Papae admīrātiōnem significat, attat autem metum vel dolōrem.

Papae expresses wonder but attat fear or pain

Coniugātiō multās formās verbī nōn affectūs legentis ostendit.

Conjugation shows the many forms of the verb, not the reader's emotions.

Attat īra magistrum interdum prohibet nē regulam bene explānet.

Alas, anger sometimes prevents the teacher from explaining the rule calmly.

Interiectiō brevis affectum ostendit quem longa ōrātiō explānāre potest.

A short interjection shows an emotion which a long sentence can explain