How important are the endings?
nThe
slave gives the dog to the girl.
nThe
girl gives the slave to the dog.
nThe
dog gives the girl to the slave.
n
nThese sentences all mean different
things because of the word order.
nservus puellae canem dat.
npuellae canem servus dat.
ncanem servus
puellae dat.
nThese all mean the same even
though the word order is different:
nThe
slave gives the dog to the girl.
nThe endings not the
order give meaning to Latin.
n