CLC 17: Genitive Introduction

avarus vir urbis

• the greedy man of the city

• the greedy city of the man

• the man of the greedy city

• of the greedy city man

iānuam ingentem fundī

• the huge door of the farm

• the door of the huge farm

• the farm of the huge door

• the huge farm of the door

mensae tabernae

• the tables of the shop

• the shops of the table

• the table shop

• the shop table

iūdicēs mercatoris

• the judges of the merchant

• the merchant judges

• the merchant of the judges

• the merchants of the judges

pōculum patris

• the cup of the father

• the father of the cup

• the cup father

• the father cup

tunicam puerī videō

• I see the tunic of the boy

• I see the boy wearing a tunic

• the boy sees the tunic

• the boy wears a tunic

audivistīne clamorem umbrae?

• did you hear the shout of a ghost?

• did you hear a ghost shouting?

• did a ghost shout?

• did ghosts hear a shout?

Agrippina regina imperiī erat

• Agrippina was queen of the empire

• Agrippina was queen in the empire

• Queen Agrippina was of the empire

• Queen Agrippina of the empire was

mūrōs Romae aedificavimus

• we built the walls of Rome

• the walls of Rome are built

• the walls built Rome

• Romans built walls

puellae fabulam poetae spectāre poterant

• the girls were able to watch the play of the poet

• the poets were able to watch the play of the girls

• they were able to watch the play of the girl poets

• the girls watched a play of the poet