How can you tell if a verb is accusative or nominative in latin?

You can't tell if a verb is accusative or nominative in Latin. Verbs themselves are not assigned cases like nouns and pronouns.

Here's why:

* Verbs express action or state of being: They describe what the subject is doing or what condition they are in.

* Case indicates grammatical function: Cases (nominative, accusative, genitive, etc.) are assigned to nouns and pronouns to show their role in the sentence (subject, direct object, possession, etc.).

Example:

* "Puella currit." (The girl runs.)

* "Puella" is the subject and is in the nominative case.

* "Currit" is the verb and is not assigned a case.

To determine the case of a noun or pronoun in a Latin sentence, you need to consider its function:

* Subject: Nominative case

* Direct object: Accusative case

* Object of a preposition: Various cases depending on the preposition (e.g., genitive with "de", ablative with "cum").

Remember: Verbs are not declined like nouns. They are conjugated to show tense, mood, and person/number.