The difference is syntax between the two types of languages. Analytical languages like English rely on word order to show relationships. Inflected languages like Latin use word endings, not order, to make sentences comprehensible.
Latin is highly inflected, especially its nouns and verbs. The heart of a Latin sentence is the verb. The job of all the other words and groups is to modify the verb in some way.
10/30/09
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