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An Interactive Grammatical Apparatus

Click any word in the sentence below. The apparatus will identify its part of speech, parse its form, give its meaning, and display the relevant Latin chart.

Parsing Checklist

For every word: identify its part of speech and meaning. Then ask the follow-up questions below.

Nouns, Pronouns & Adjectives
  • What is its case? (nominative, genitive, dative, accusative, ablative)
  • What is its number? (singular or plural)
  • What is its gender? (masculine, feminine, neuter)
  • What is its dictionary entry and stem?
  • What function does it serve in the sentence?
Verbs
  • What is its person? (1st, 2nd, or 3rd)
  • What is its number? (singular or plural)
  • What is its tense? (present, imperfect, future, perfect)
  • What are its principal parts and conjugation?
  • Which stem was used to build this form?
Sentence for Analysis

Apparatus

Select a word from the sentence or from the list to open its analysis.