Is the complement of esse in nominative or accusative when esse is a subject?

1. Does Esse take accusative?
2. How do you tell if a Latin word is nominative or accusative?
3. Is the subject nominative or accusative in Latin?

Does Esse take accusative?

esse – to be

esse does not have an object. Words associated with it are in the nominative case. Don't try to put them into the accusative.

How do you tell if a Latin word is nominative or accusative?

Nominative is the "default case" in Latin. If all else fails, use the nominative. It's also, conveniently, the form listed in dictionaries, and the form people will use when talking about the word itself ("The Latin word for 'lord' is dominus"). Accusative is used when it's the direct object of a verb.

Is the subject nominative or accusative in Latin?

The dative case is often the third case you will learn when you begin studying Latin. While the nominative case is used for the verb's subject and the accusative case for the verb's direct object, the dative case is often used as the verb's indirect object.