Exploring Possessive Adjectives and the Genitive Case

The video tutorial explains rule number seven in Latin grammar, focusing on the use of possessive adjectives with nouns in the genitive case to provide further description. It begins with an example using 'nostra herbes' and explains how to modify it with the genitive case. The tutorial simplifies the concept and provides additional examples, including a notable example from Cicero, to illustrate the application of this rule in Latin syntax.

What is the main focus of Rule Number Seven?

• Using possessive adjectives with nouns in the genitive case

• Using verbs in the past tense

• Forming questions in Latin

• Using adjectives in the nominative case

In the phrase 'Nostra herbes', what does 'Nostra' refer to?

• Us

• The herbs

• The city

• The adjective

How do you modify 'Nostra herbes' to say 'the city of us all'?

• Herbes nostra omnium

• Herbes omnium nostra

• Nostra omnium herbes

• Nostra herbes omnium

What is the role of the genitive case in modifying possessive adjectives?

• It is used for forming questions

• It modifies the noun directly

• It describes the pronoun suggested by the adjective

• It changes the tense of the verb

Why can't 'Nostrum' be used for possession in the phrase 'Nostra herbes'?

• Because it is not in the genitive case

• Because it is not a noun

• Because it is not a possessive adjective

• Because it is in the wrong case

What does 'maiya causa' mean?

• For your sake

• For his sake

• For our sake

• For my sake

How would you say 'for my sake alone' using the genitive case?

• Sola causa maiya

• Maiya sola causa

• Causa sola maiya

• Maiya causa sola

What is the genitive form of 'his kingdom'?

• Regnum sui

• Regnum suum

• Regnum eius

• Regnum suus

How would you say 'my fault alone' in Latin?

• Culpa sola maiya

• Maiya sola culpa

• Sola culpa maiya

• Maiya culpa sola

How does Cicero modify 'Annius' to indicate possession?

• By using it in the accusative case

• By turning it into an adjective

• By using it in the nominative case

• By turning it into a verb