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 Notice that the forms in -am (Singular) and -ās (Plural) occur

ante iānuam, before the door; post cenam, after supper; prope vīllam, near the house; inter fēriās, during the holidays.
 * 1) after certain Prepositions:
 * 1) without any Preposition, to complete the sense with certain Verbs. The form in -am or -as is then called tlhe Object of the Verb. In the following sentences it will be seen that the forms in -am and -as differ in meaning from those in -a and -ae just as me difers from I (or ‘him’, ‘them’, ‘whom’, from ‘he,’ ‘they,’ ‘who’) in English:—
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 * I || love || sailors.
 * Ego || amō || nautās.
 * Sailors || love || me.
 * Nautae || amant || mē.
 * The maid-servant || prepares || supper.
 * Ancilla || parat || cēnam.
 * Sailors || inhabit || white cottages.
 * Nautae || habitant || casās albās.
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 * Ancilla || parat || cēnam.
 * Sailors || inhabit || white cottages.
 * Nautae || habitant || casās albās.
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 * Nautae || habitant || casās albās.
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§4.

Note that the forms in -a (Singular) and -ae (Plural) may be used in speaking to persons or things: in such cases we may translate by using the word ‘o’ in English, but generally it is better to leave out this word: tē, Britannia, amō, I love thee, Britain: vōs, īnsulae Britannicae, amō, I love you, British isles.