Latin is Inflectional:
It’s all about the endings!
nMetella est māter.
Caecilius Metellam
videt.
Caecilius sees
Metella.
nCaecilius est pater.
Metella Caecilium
videt.
Metella sees
Caecilius.
ncanis est Cerberus.
māter canem
videt.
The mother
sees the dog.
n1st declension (Amazons)
mainly feminine
n2nd declension (Dudes)
mainly masculine
n3rd declension (Mixers)
can be either gender