When translating Latin sentences, identify and translate in the following order whenever possible: (1) Subject (Nominative case), then (2) Verb and (3) Direct Object (Accusative case). However, remember, the normal Latin word order in a sentence with a transitive verb (i.e., a verb of “action”) will appear in a different order:
Subject (Nominative case) . . . then Direct Object (Accusative case) . . . then Verb.
—OR, in Latin—
Nauta (Nominative for sailor)…terram (Accusative for land)…videt (he sees—3rd person sing. of video)
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(Literally) The sailor land (he) sees. —OR— (English flow) The sailor sees land.
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