**Prominent Irregular Verbs (esse, velle, nelle)**

Irregular verbs in Latin, such as esse, velle, and nolle, do not follow regular conjugation patterns and need to be memorized. Here are their present tense forms:

Esse (to be)

1st person singular
sum (I am)

2nd person singular
es (you are)

3rd person singular
est (he/she/it is)

1st person plural
sumus (we are)

2nd person plural
estis (you all are)

3rd person plural
sunt (they are)

Velle (to want)

1st person singular
volo (I want)

2nd person singular
vis (you want)

3rd person singular
vult (he/she/it wants)

1st person plural
volumus (we want)

2nd person plural
vultis (you all want)

3rd person plural
volunt (they want)

Singular Endings

1st person singular
nolo (I am unwilling)

2nd person singular
non vis (you are unwilling)

3rd person singular
non vult (he/she/it is unwilling)

1st person plural
nolumus (we are unwilling)

2nd person plural
non vultis (you all are unwilling)

3rd person plural
nolunt (they are unwilling)

1st Declension Noun Conjugation

Overview of Noun Conjugations

First declension nouns typically end in -a in the nominative singular.

They are mostly feminine but include a few masculine nouns.

Singular Endings

Nominative: -a

Genitive: -ae

Dative: -ae

Accusative: -am

Ablative: -ā

Singular

Nominative: puella (the girl)

Genitive: puellae (of the girl)

Dative: puellae (to/for the girl)

Accusative: puellam (the girl, direct object)

Ablative: puellā (by/with/from the girl)

Example (puella, puellae f. - girl)

Plural Endings

Nominative: -ae

Genitive: -ārum

Dative: -īs

Accusative: -ās

Plural Endings

Nominative: puellae (the girls)

Genitive: puellārum (of the girls)

Dative: puellīs (to/for the girls)

Accusative: puellās (the girls, direct object)

Ablative: puellīs (by/with/from the girls)

Lesson 9: Prominent Irregular Verbs