Decline puer bonus

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The phrase "puer bonus" is Latin for "good boy." To decline it, we can break it down into its components:

  1. Puer (meaning "boy") - this is a second declension masculine noun.
  2. Bonus (meaning "good") - this is a first/second declension adjective that agrees with the noun in gender, number, and case.

Here is the declension:

Puer (Boy)

  • Nominative Singular: puer

  • Genitive Singular: pueri

  • Dative Singular: puero

  • Accusative Singular: puerum

  • Ablative Singular: puero

  • Nominative Plural: pueri

  • Genitive Plural: puerorum

  • Dative Plural: pueris

  • Accusative Plural: pueros

  • Ablative Plural: pueris

Bonus (Good)

  • Nominative Singular (masculine): bonus

  • Genitive Singular: boni

  • Dative Singular: bono

  • Accusative Singular: bonum

  • Ablative Singular: bono

  • Nominative Plural (masculine): boni

  • Genitive Plural: bonorum

  • Dative Plural: bonis

  • Accusative Plural: bonos

  • Ablative Plural: bonis

Putting it all together, you can decline "puer bonus" in different cases. For example:

  • Nominative Singular: puer bonus (good boy)
  • Genitive Singular: pueri boni (of the good boy)
  • Dative Singular: puero bono (to/for the good boy)
  • Accusative Singular: puerum bonum (good boy - as a direct object)
  • Ablative Singular: puero bono (by/with/from the good boy)

And similarly for plural forms.