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There are six main Latin noun cases. These play a major part in determining a noun's syntactic role in the sentence, so word order is not as important in Latin as it is in other languages, such as English. Because of noun cases, words can often be moved around in a sentence without significantly altering its meaning, though the emphasis will have altered. The cases, with their most important uses, are these:
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"Semper Ubi Sub Ubi" (always wear underwear (This is actually a joke told among students of Latin. It is an incorrect usage ("ubi" really means "where" not "wear") begging a strict translation into English.))
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This book will attempt to teach Latin from the ground up. Please consult the Appendix or a Latin or Latin-aware Dictionary if you are confused about questionable presentation of Latin grammatical elements using English concepts.
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