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Grammar Stage (K–6th Grade) Latin = memorizing the 5 noun declension ending chants. Chant each set of endings aloud until you know them by heart!
Before you chant: singular or plural?
To understand noun-declension endings, first identify whether the noun is singular or plural.
Declension endings get you nouns. For verbs and full-sentence translation, use these print-ready references.
Before memorizing the endings, a learner must first understand what each case is for.
| # | Case | What it means |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nominative | Subject (who does the action) |
| 2 | Genitive | Possessive — of / belonging to |
| 3 | Dative | Indirect object — to / for |
| 4 | Accusative | Direct object (receives the action) |
| 5 | Ablative | Object of the preposition — by / with / from |
Chant the cases aloud in order: Nominative, Genitive, Dative, Accusative, Ablative.
Feminine (mostly) — Model: mensa (table)
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 1Nominative | -a | -ae |
| 2Genitive | -ae | -ārum |
| 3Dative | -ae | -īs |
| 4Accusative | -am | -ās |
| 5Ablative | -ā | -īs |
🎵 1st Declension Noun Endings Chant
Singular: a, ae, ae, am, ā
Plural: ae, ārum, īs, ās, īs
Masculine (-us) — Model: servus (servant)
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 1Nominative | -us | -ī |
| 2Genitive | -ī | -ōrum |
| 3Dative | -ō | -īs |
| 4Accusative | -um | -ōs |
| 5Ablative | -ō | -īs |
🎵 2nd Declension Noun Endings Chant
Singular: us, ī, ō, um, ō
Plural: ī, ōrum, īs, ōs, īs
Masculine / Feminine — Model: rex (king)
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 1Nominative | — (various) | -ēs |
| 2Genitive | -is | -um |
| 3Dative | -ī | -ibus |
| 4Accusative | -em | -ēs |
| 5Ablative | -e | -ibus |
🎵 3rd Declension Noun Endings Chant
Singular: — (various), is, ī, em, e
Plural: ēs, um, ibus, ēs, ibus
Masculine (-us) — Model: exercitus (army)
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 1Nominative | -us | -ūs |
| 2Genitive | -ūs | -uum |
| 3Dative | -uī | -ibus |
| 4Accusative | -um | -ūs |
| 5Ablative | -ū | -ibus |
🎵 4th Declension Noun Endings Chant
Singular: us, ūs, uī, um, ū
Plural: ūs, uum, ibus, ūs, ibus
Feminine (mostly) — Model: rēs (thing)
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 1Nominative | -ēs | -ēs |
| 2Genitive | -eī | -ērum |
| 3Dative | -eī | -ēbus |
| 4Accusative | -em | -ēs |
| 5Ablative | -ē | -ēbus |
🎵 5th Declension Noun Endings Chant
Singular: ēs, eī, eī, em, ē
Plural: ēs, ērum, ēbus, ēs, ēbus
New to Latin? Start here. No typing — just tap the answer.
Match each Latin case to its meaning, or each meaning to its case name.
Practice your declension chants with games!
Extra vocabulary from each declension family. Core Year 1 work is the endings above.
