The first sentence contains “nautae” in the nominative plural of the first declension, and the second sentence contains “nautae” in the dative singular of the first declension.
The dative singular of the first declension looks a lot like the nominative plural of the first declension :Ģ) Nautae scapham dō = I am giving a boat to the sailor The dative (indirect object) of the first declension has a singular form and a plural form.
