| Melius | melior | |
| Adjective neuter singular nominative second class | ||
| illi | ille | |
| determinant, pronoum masculine singular dative | ||
| erat | esse, sum, fui | |
| verb third person indicative imperfect active irregular | ||
| si | si | |
| conjunction of subordination | ||
| natus | natus | |
| Adjective masculine singular nominative first class | ||
| non | non | |
| adverb | ||
| fuisset | esse, sum, fui | |
| verb third person subjonctive imperfect active irregular | ||