Using vocative case in Latin

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1

Choose the correct answer from the choices below

__________, veni in villam!

Juli

Julius

Julie

Julium

Julio

Explanation

Both the comma after the first word, and the verb in imperative let us know that someone is being addressed directly. In latin, the vocative case is used. For men's names that end in -ius, -i is the marker for the vocative, meaning Juli is the correct answer.

2

__________, veni in villam!

filī

filie

filius

filii

filies

Explanation

From the singular imperative veni and the exclamation mark, we know that this is a command, and that it is a singular subject; therefore, the subject is being directly addressed, so we must use the vocative case. The correct vocative for nouns ending in -ius is a simple -i, which is not to be confused with nouns that end in -us which take -e as the vocative ending.

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