Chapter 3: Introduction

• You have already learned that with only one or two exceptions, the nouns of the 1st Declension are Feminine. In this chapter, you will learn about the Masculine Nouns of the 2nd Declension.
  
  
• The nouns of the 2nd Declension are formed the same way as those of the 1st Declension: the root of the noun + the endings.
  
  
• The endings are different from the 1st Declension Feminine endings, except for the Dative Plural and the Ablative Plural. Most Masculine 2nd Declension Nouns have a Nominative Singular ending in -us, but some end in -er (and one ends in "ir").
  
  
• In this chapter you will also learn about Adjectives, Apposition and Word Order.