Latin determiner
tuus
tuus, -a, -um
tuus is a Latin determiner. In the 3 analysed lines it was read in, it means “your”.
In the texts
Each line as the reader shows it: every word in its case colour with its meaning underneath, and arcs from tuus to the words it goes with.
Quam diu etiam furor iste tuus nos eludet?
How long will this madness of yours still mock us?
tuus: points out furor.
“Pater hercle tuus,” ille inquit, “male dixit mihi.”
“By Hercules, your father,” that man said, “spoke ill to me.”
tuus: points out Pater.
Patere tua consilia non sentis, constrictam iam horum omnium scientia teneri coniurationem tuam non vides?
Do you not perceive that your plans lie open, do you not see that your conspiracy is now held bound by the knowledge of all these men?
tua: points out consilia.
Forms
Every form of the word in these texts, with what it is.
| Form | Grammar | Read |
|---|---|---|
| tuus | Nominative · Singular · Masculine | 2 |
| tua | Accusative · Plural · Neuter | 1 |
| tuam | Accusative · Singular · Feminine | 1 |
Words it goes with
Joined to tuus by an arc in these lines, most often first.
Grammar
- About the nominativeThe Latin nominative names the subject of a verb, and whatever renames the subject after sum. How to spot it, with real lines from Genesis and Eutropius.
- About the accusativeThe Latin accusative marks the direct object and follows prepositions of motion such as ad and in. Uses and endings, with real lines from Genesis and Eutropius.
- About agreementHow Latin adjectives, pronouns and participles agree with their nouns in case, number and gender, and why that lets them stand apart. With real lines.
- About word orderWhy a Latin adjective can sit far from its noun: the endings carry the grammar, so writers order words for emphasis. Lines from Virgil, Cicero and Horace.