| Erat | esse, sum, fui | |
| verb third person indicative imperfect active irregular | ||
| Ioannes | Ioannes | |
| noun masculine singular nominative | ||
| in | in | |
| preposition | ||
| deserto | desertum | |
| noun neuter singular ablative 2nd declination | ||
| praedicans | praedicare, praedico, praedicavi, praedicatum | |
| verb masculine singular nominative participle present active 1st | ||
| baptismum | baptismum | |
| noun neuter singular accusative 2nd declination | ||
| paenitentiae | paenitentia | |
| noun feminine singular genitive 1st declination | ||