Latin term 2 study Flashcards
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What are the three grammatical cases you need to know for Latin nouns?
Nominative, Accusative, Dative (also: Genitive, Ablative)
What are the three genders in Latin?
Masculine, Feminine, Neuter
What are the two numbers in Latin grammar?
Singular and Plural
What is the 1st person singular ending in the present tense?
-o (e.g. video = I see)
What is the 3rd person plural ending in the imperfect tense?
-bant (e.g. videbant = they were seeing)
What is the 1st person plural ending in the perfect tense?
-imus (e.g. pugnavimus = we fought)
What is the 2nd person singular ending in the pluperfect tense?
-eras (e.g. pugnaveras = you had fought)
What are the Latin auxiliary verbs for “want”, “not want”, and “can”?
volo = want, nolo = don’t want, possum = can
What is the Latin infinitive form of “to teach”?
docēre
How do you form a present participle in Latin?
Take the verb stem, drop the –re, add –ns (e.g. laudare → laudans)
What does docens mean?
Teaching
What does morientem mean?
Dying
Translate: villam intrantes, pueri matrem salutaverunt.
As they were entering the house, the boys greeted their mother.
Translate: Barbillus mē ad cēnam invītavit.
Barbillus invited me to dinner.
Translate: Clēmēns eīs auxilium dabat.
Clemens was giving help to them.
What are the accusative singular personal pronouns (masc. & fem.)?
eum (him), eam (her)
What are the genitive plural personal pronouns?
eōrum (masc.), eārum (fem.)
What is the function of the nominative case?
Subject of the verb or complement (e.g. Caecilius est pater)
What case is used for the direct object of a verb?
Accusative
What case is used for possession?
Genitive
What case is used for indirect objects?
Dative
What’s the dative singular for puella?
puellae
What’s the accusative plural for servus?
servōs
What’s the genitive singular for pater?
patris
