In English, it is the word order that usually determines which is the doer and the recipient in a sentence.
_____________________________________________
In Latin, it is the noun endings that tell us which noun is the doer
and which noun is the receiver.
Both of the sentences below mean the same thing:
The servant eats the apple.
__________________________________
Servus manducat pulpillam.
Pulpillam manducat servus.
Both of the sentences below mean the same thing:
The apple eats the servant.
__________________________________
Pulpilla manducat servum.
Servum manducat pulpilla.
