In principio erat Verbum : "In the beginning was the Word" Latin doesn't have a word for "a, an, the" and rarely uses "my, yours, his, theirs." Symbols such as dots and commas are not used. Personal pronouns ("I", "you", "we", "they" etc.) are usually omitted, because the verb indicates them. Latin words change endings according to their duty. ACTORS have a basic spelling and ACTEEs change that spelling to end in the -m sound [-am, -um, or -em]. Nouns are grouped into classes ("declensions") by how they change their endings - "Deus" use the following paradigm (O-Declension): Form Case name Translation De-us Nominative God (as a subject - ACTORS) De-i Genitive of God / God's De-o Dative to God (as an indirect object or location) De-um Accusative God (as a direct object or direction - ACTEEs) De-o Ablative through God, with God, etc. in principio erat Deus . Deum laudamu...