Latin Sentence Building
Learn to write clear, grammatically sound Latin sentences for your school assignments. Discover how case endings, word order, and agreement fit together so you can submit your work with complete confidence.
Like Duolingo, but for Latin Sentence Building. Tomo turns the whole topic into a game you play five minutes a day, until it actually sticks.
25 levels across 3 sections, about 50 minutes end to end, roughly 10 days at five minutes a day. It moves through Crafting Your First Working Sentences, Expanding into Classroom Topics and Questions, and Polishing and Perfecting Written Submissions. It starts from scratch.
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Key ideas in Latin Sentence Building
- Latin verb endings change to show exactly who is performing the action
- Standalone pronouns like 'we' are already bundled inside the verb ending
- Writing extra subject pronouns in simple notes makes the sentence sound unnatural
- Standard Latin sentences typically place the person doing the action first and the verb last
- The object or topic being acted upon sits naturally between the actor and the final verb
- Placing the verb anywhere other than the end sounds awkward in basic formal writing
- 'est' works like an equals sign linking the subject directly to a description or role
- Sentences with 'est' describe what someone or something is rather than an action they do
- Descriptive words linked by 'est' tell your teacher about the subject's identity
- Latin defaults to leaving out personal pronouns because the verb already tells who is acting
- Adding pronouns like 'ego' creates bold, deliberate contrast or personal drama
- Overusing personal pronouns makes regular class correspondence sound boastful or repetitive
- Verbs ending in '-t' indicate that a single person or thing is acting
- Verbs ending in '-nt' signal that multiple actors or the whole group are performing the action
- Matching the singer or group count to the '-t' versus '-nt' ending keeps sentences grammatically clear
- English shows who gets acted on simply by putting the word after the verb
You've tried the other tabs
Thirty open tabs. Four facts you actually kept.
You watched. You nodded. By Sunday it was gone.
One answer, then back to scrolling.
Eight weeks. You meant to finish. You didn't.
Tomo gives Latin Sentence Building the Duolingo treatment: levels, streaks, and quick quizzes that test what you just learned. That game loop is what the tabs above never had, so it's the one you actually finish.
Here's what playing it feels like
A real question from this course. Take your best guess.
When you write to your Latin teacher about listening to KATSEYE, how does your verb show who is acting?
Get it right to open this lesson and 24 more in the app.
How to learn Latin Sentence Building, step by step
Go in order. 25 short levels across 3 sections, about 50 minutes in all, five minutes a day.
- 1
Crafting Your First Working Sentences
- The Basic Actor-and-Action Sentence
- Adding Objects with the Accusative Case
- Describing People and Things with Adjectives
- 2
Expanding into Classroom Topics and Questions
- Expressing Numbers and Quantities in Schoolwork
- Asking and Answering Questions for Your Teacher
- Linking Thoughts into Flowing Paragraphs
- 3
Polishing and Perfecting Written Submissions
- Directing Actions with Prepositions
- Catching Mistakes Before Handing In Work
3 sections · 8 units · 25 levels. Built to play, not to enroll.
Questions about Latin Sentence Building
How do I learn Latin Sentence Building?
Go in order: start with Crafting Your First Working Sentences, then Expanding into Classroom Topics and Questions, then Polishing and Perfecting Written Submissions. On Tomo that's 25 short levels, about 50 minutes in all, played five minutes a day. Start free and play the first level in under a minute.
Is there a Duolingo-style app for Latin Sentence Building?
Yes. Tomo works like Duolingo: short daily lessons, streaks and quick quizzes. Latin Sentence Building is one of its free courses, and you can type any other topic to get a course of your own.
Is the Latin Sentence Building course free?
Yes. Latin Sentence Building is playable on Tomo's free plan, which doesn't expire. No credit card, no waitlist. Download the app and start your first lesson.
How long does it take to learn Latin Sentence Building?
25 levels across 3 sections, about 50 minutes of play in total. It's built for five minutes a day, so you finish it a little at a time instead of all at once.
Do I need any background to start Latin Sentence Building?
No. It's pitched at a beginner level, so it starts where you are and builds up. If you can tap a phone, you can start.
Tomo is in ChatGPT
Tomo is also a ChatGPT plugin: the same playable courses, built and played inside your chat.
Add Tomo to ChatGPT- What to ask
- “Make me a Tomo course on black holes.” “Turn this chat into a Tomo course.”
- What you get
- Quick questions with instant feedback, hearts and stars, ready to play in about a minute.
- Where it goes
- No sign-up to start. Connect your Tomo account and your streak carries on in the app.
You pick the voice
Latin Sentence Building is taught in the Bestie style: your friend who just gets it. Want a different feel? In the app you can spin up the same topic in any of Tomo's teaching styles. Same facts, totally different vibe.
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