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Latin - Grammar
Latin standard word order, grammar rules, etc.
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Language - Latin
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05/19/2010

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Term
Adjective + Preposition + Noun
Which prepositions tend to go in between the adj. and noun instead of before?
Definition
in (in, on), cum (with)
Ex. parva in insula (on a small island)
Term
-que (and)
Use -que instead of et in these:
vir et femina, pueris et puellis
Definition
vir feminaque, pueris puellisque
Term
-ne
Definition
attached to end of word to form question
Puellane est pulchra = Is the girl pretty?
Term
Third declension grammar - these endings are usually which gender?
1)-or, 2)-io, 3)-tudo, 4)-tus, 5)-tas
Definition
1)masc., 2)fem., 3)fem., 4)fem., 5)fem.
Term
predicate verb tense
Definition
state of being.
Example: he is a man / he is stubborn
Term
infinitive
Definition
to [verb].
Examples: to have, to be, to run, to walk
Term
imperfect tense
Definition
action going on in the past over a period of time.
Example: I was walking, used to study, did run
Term
complementary infinitive
Definition
a verb that completes another verb.
Ex. Manere debeo (I ought to stay)
Ex. Navigare properas (I hasten to sail)
Term
Nouns in apposition
Definition
Nouns used in the same way, as the subject of the sentence.
Ex: John, the doctor, is going home.
Term
passive voice
Definition
shows subject as receiver of the action.
Ex: The boy is loved.
Term
The 4 principal parts of a verb
Hint: I love, to love, I have loved, having been loved.
Definition
1. 1st person singular present active indicative (amo/habeo)
2. Present Active Infinitive (amare/habere)
3. 1st person sing., perfect active indicative (amavi/habui)
4. Masc. nominative sing. of the perfect passive participle (amatus/habitus) Note: non-transitive verbs have future active participle instead (futurus=about to be)
Term
transitive verb / intransitive verb
Definition
1.verb that takes a direct object / involves doing something
2. verb that doesn't take a direct object / involves resting
Term
Tenses that can be derived from each of the 4 principal parts of a verb
Ex. I love, to love, I have loved, having been loved.
Definition
1. Present/imperfect/future tense, active & passive.
2. Shows conjugation of verb (1st, 2nd, etc.)
3. Perfect/Pluperfect/Future Perfect tenses, active.
4. Perfect/Pluperfect/Future Perfect tenses, passive.
Term
Cases that show time - one means "how long," and one means "when"
Definition
How long - accusative
Ex. multos annos = for many years
When - ablative
Ex. sex annis = for (during) six years
Term
Cases that show place - one means "into what place motion is directed" or "how far", and the other means "where the place is / where motion is directed"
Definition
Into what place/how far - accusative
Ex. in oppidum = into the town
Where place is/motion directed = ablative
Ex. in oppido = in the town
Term
When saying where a place is or into what place motion is directed, which places don't need prepositions in front of them?
Definition
Names of cities, towns, & small islands, and with the words ruri (in the country) and domi (at home)
Term
What is the difference between cardinal and ordinal numbers, and which ones are declined?
Definition
Cardinal = one, two, three...
Ordinal = first, second, third...
Only ordinal numbers decline (1st, 2nd)
Term
Ways of saying "because of/on account of" + cause
Ex. because of fear (timore)
Definition
1. timore (ablative case alone says it)
2. ob timorem (accusative case)
3. propter timorem (accusative case)
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