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1
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Formation of present subjunctive active

A

Change the stem vowel according to the following pattern: We beat a liar

1st a → ae

2nd e → ea

3rd iou → a

4th i → ia

2
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Mood of purpose clauses

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The main clause is active while the subordinate clause is subjunctive.

3
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Formation of imperfect subjunctive active

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In all conjugations, add the regular final personal signs to the present infinitive

4
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Primary tenses

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present, future, and future perfect

5
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Secondary tenses

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Imperfect, perfect, and pluperfect

6
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Introduction to and tenses of purpose clauses

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Purpose clases are introducted by ut (negative: ). Use the present subjunctive when the main verb is primary. Use the imperfect subjunctive when the main verb is secondary.

7
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Agreement of relative pronouns

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The general rule of agreement of pronouns applies to relative pronouns also.

8
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Agreement of pronouns

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A pronoun agrees with the word to which it refers in gender and number; its case depends on its use in its own clause

9
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When a relative clause of purpose can be used and the exception when it cannot be used

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Whenever the relative pronoun can, without changing the meaning, be made to agree with a noun or pronoun in the main clause. The exception is when the relative pronoun would have to agree with the subject of an active main verb.

10
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Rules for the tense of a relative clause or purpose

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The same as for regular ut-clauses of purpose.

11
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Purpose clauses introduced by quō

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Used when a purpose clause contains a comparative. They follow the same rules for tense as regular ut- clauses of purpose, and the negative is .

12
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Placement of comparitive in purpose clauses introduced by quō

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The comparitive stands regularly immediately after the quō or .

13
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Direct questions

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Direct questions are ordinary questions which are addressed to a person.

14
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Three introductions for a direct question

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  1. Interrogative adverbs
  2. Interrogative particles
  3. Interrogative adjectives and pronouns
15
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Quis vs. quī in the interrogative adjective

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In the nominative masculine singular, quis is generally used as an adjective for which or what, quī for what sort of or what kind of.

16
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Formation of perfect and pluperfect subjunctive for all Latin verbs, regular and irregular

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Add the following endings to the perfect stem:

  • Perfect:* -erim, -erīs, -erit, -erīmus, -erītis, erint
  • Pluperfect:* -issem, -issēs, -isset, -issēmus, -issētis, -issent
17
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Indirect questions

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A question that depends on a verbof asking, saying, thinking, and the like.

18
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Tense and mood of indirect questions

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The tense in indirect questions is determined by the rule: tense by sequence. The mood in idirect questions is always subjunctive.

19
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Indirect questions, primary sequence

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The action of the verb in the indirect question happens at the same time as the action of the main verb = present subjunctive

The action of the verb in the indirect question happens before the action of the main verb = perfect subjunctive

20
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Indirect questions, secondary sequence

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The action of the verb in the indirect question happens at the same time as the action of the main verb = imperfect subjunctive

The action of the verb in the indirect question happens before the action of the main verb = pluperfect subjunctive

21
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Vocative case

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The vocative of all nouns and adjectives is always like the nominative except in singular nouns in -us of the second declension: these have -e. Proper nouns in -ius and fīlius have only in the vocative singular.

22
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Three common exceptions to the rule for vocatives

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Meus (masculine singular form), Deus, and Jesus, whos vocatives in the singular are mī, Deus, and Jēsū repectively.

23
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Position of vocatives

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Rule of position: the vocative in Latin generally does not stand first in the sentence.

24
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Formation of the present imperative active, singular and plural

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Find the present stem and add the following endings:

Conjugation__Singular__Plural

1st -ā -āte

2nd -ē -ēte

3rd -i -ite

4th -ī -īte

25
Q

Position of imperatives

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Rule of position: the imperative more frequently stands first in the sentence.

26
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Rules for wishes (optative subjunctive)

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Possible wishes are expressed by the present subjunctive with utinam. (With the 3rd person, utinam is often omitted.) Negative: nē.

27
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Exhortion (hortatory subjunctive)

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An exhortation in the 1st person plural is expressed by the present subjunctive. Negative: nē.

28
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Suus vs. ējus and eōrum

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Suus is used to refer to the subject of its own clause (direct reflexive). When his, her, its, etc. do not refer to the subject of their own clause, ējus and eōrum are to be used (except in some cases)

29
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Suus and suī as indirect reflexives

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When a personal pronoun of the 3rd person is in a subordinate purpose clause or indirect question and refers to the subject of the main verb, suī and suus (not is, ea, id or ējus, eōrum) should be used.

30
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Formative of the present and imperfect subjunctive passive

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Follow the rules for the present and imperfect subjunctive active, then change the final personal signs exactly as was done in the indicative or -m-r, -s → -ris, etc.

31
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Formation of the perfect and pluperfect passive

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For all conjugations subjunctive:

  1. Find the perfect participle passive.
  2. Add, as a seperate word, the proper form of the verb sum (present subjunctive of sum for the perfect tense, imperfect subjunctive of sum for the pluperfect tense).
32
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Rule for cum (when) in secondary sequence

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In secondary sequence, it usually takes the subjunctive. Use the imperfect or pluperfect subjunctive according to the rule (Grammar 531-533)

33
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Ablative of cause

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The ablative is sometimes used to express the cause or reason (Grammar 781-784)

34
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Definition of a participle

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A participle is a verbal adjective. It is an adjective because it can modify a noun. It is a verb because it expresses action. Since it is a verb, it may be modified by an adverb.

35
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Definition of demonstrative pronouns

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Words that point out the person or thing about which we are talking. They are “pointing-out” words.

36
Q

Words for position of hic, haec, hoc

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Rules for Position: hic, haec, hoc generally precedes the noun int modifies

37
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Uses of demonstrative pronouns

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  1. As pronouns (rule of agreement, Grammar 479)
  2. As adjectives (rules of agreement, Grammar 477-478)
38
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Hic and ille used in contrast

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Hic refers to the thing that is closer or that has been mentioned more recently (the latter); ille refers to the thing that is farther away or that has been mentioned previously (the former)

39
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Ablative of separation

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With verbs and adjectives of separating, freeing, depriving, and the like (Grammar 766-768):

  1. With things: use the ablative without a preposition.
  2. With persons: use the ablative with dē, ex, or ab.
40
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Rule for the formation of possum

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The present tenses are formed:

  1. By prefixing pos- to any form of sum beginning with an s.
  2. By prefixing pot- to all other forms of sum.

The perfect tenses are formed with the usual endings on the perfect stem, potu-.

41
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Formation of present infinitive passive

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Add the following endings to the present stem:

1st = -ārī

2nd = -ērī

3rd =

4th = -īrī

42
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Definition and use of an infinitive

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The infinitive is a neuter verbal noun. As a noun it is used as subject, predicate noun, or object. The infinitive is always neuter. As a verb the infinitive has tense, take objects, and is modified by adverbs and adverbial phrases.

43
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When the infinitive is not used in Classical Latin

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The infinitive is not used in Classical Latin to express purpose.

44
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Formation of the subjunctive of possum

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For the present tense, add pos- to the present subjunctive of sum. For the imperfect, add the regular personal signs to the infinitive of possum, posse. The perfect and pluperfect subjunctives are formed regularly on the perfect sztem, potu-.

45
Q

Case of the subject of an infinitive

A

accusative

46
Q

One … other (another)

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  1. Of more than two:
    * one … another* = alius, a, ud … alius, a, ud
    * some … others* = aliī, ae, a … aliī, ae, a
  2. Of two only:
    * one … the other* = alter, -era, -erum … alter, -era, -erum
    * one (group) … the other (group)* = alterī, ae, a … alterī, ae, a
47
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One as in one OF TWO

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generally alter, altera, alterum

48
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One does one thing, another another

A

Latin combines this into one expression, thus: One thing seeks one thing, another another = Alius aliud quaerit.

49
Q

Simple enumerations

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In simple enumerations, alter, altera, alterum is used for tthe second instead of secudus, a, um

50
Q

How to distinguish -iō verbs of the 3rd conjugation

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By the endings of the 1st and 2nd principal parts, which are always -iō and ere.

51
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Simple rule for the conjugation of -iō verbs

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Whenever the ending pf tje 4th conjugation begins with two vowels, -iō verbs use the endings of the 4th conjugtion; otherwise, they use the endings of the 3rd conjugation.

52
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Rule for time when

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Use the ablative without any preposition. With words not expressing time of themselves, in is generally used.

53
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Rule for extent of time and space

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The accusative is used without a preposition to express the extent of space or time (answering the questions: How fr?, How long?)