Latin · Unit 24
Lessons XXXIII–XXXVI
Latin for Beginners I
Pluperfect and Future Perfect Active Indicative: Perfect Active Infinitive; Review of the Active Voice; The Passive Perfects of the Indicative: The Perfect Passive and Future Active Infinitive; Review of Principal Parts: Prepositions: Yes-Or-No Questions
Latin into English (D'Ooge XXXIII)
The sign -erā-
Mōnstrum saevum domicilia multa dēlēverat means "The savage monster had destroyed many homes."
In dēlēverat, -erā- marks the pluperfect before the ending -t.
The pluperfect active adds -erā- and the personal endings to the perfect stem.
The sign -eri-
Amīcī ab Andromedā discesserint means "The friends will have departed from Andromeda."
In discesserint, -eri- marks the future perfect before its plural ending.
The future perfect active adds -eri- and the personal endings to the perfect stem.
The ending -isse
The perfect active infinitive adds -isse to the perfect stem.
The forms pair each perfect stem with -isse and its English meaning.
The Perfect Active Infinitive
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Whom had the words of the oracle moved? The words of the oracle had moved the people.
Quemqui: who, which, what, thatverbaverbum: wordōrāculīoraculum: oraclemōverant?moveo: movePopulumpopulus: peopleverbaverbum: wordōrāculīoraculum: oraclemōverant.moveo: move - 2
To whom will Cepheus have told the words of the oracle? Cepheus will have told the words of the oracle to Perseus.
Cuiqui: who, which, what, thatCēpheusCepheus: Cepheusverbaverbum: wordōrāculīoraculum: oraclenārrāverit?narro: tell, relatePerseōPerseus: PerseusCēpheusCepheus: Cepheusverbaverbum: wordōrāculīoraculum: oraclenārrāverit.narro: tell, relate - 3
The friends will have departed from Andromeda.
Amīcīamicus: friendabfrom, byAndromedāAndromeda: Andromedadiscesserint.discedo: depart, go away, leave - 4
The savage monster had destroyed many homes.
Mōnstrummonstrum: omen, prodigy; monstersaevumsaevus: fierce, savagedomiciliadomicilium: dwelling place; abodemultamultus: much; manydēlēverat.deleo: blot out, destroy - 5
Where did you see the monster? We saw it in the water.
Ubiwheremōnstrummonstrum: omen, prodigy; monstervīdistis?video: see, perceiveIdis: this, that; he, she, itinin, on; into, to, againstaquāaqua: watervīdimus.video: see, perceive - 6
What will the monster do? The monster will kill Andromeda.
Quidquis: what?mōnstrummonstrum: omen, prodigy; monsterfaciet?facio: make, do; cause, bring aboutMōnstrummonstrum: omen, prodigy; monsterAndromedamAndromeda: Andromedainterficiet.interficio: kill
D'Ooge, Latin for Beginners (1911), Lesson XXXIII, §§194-195
§194. CONJ. I CONJ. II CONJ. III CONJ. IV
amō moneō regō capiō audiō
PERFECT STEMS amāv- monu- rēx- cēp- audīv-
PLUPERFECT INDICATIVE ACTIVE
TENSE SIGN -erā-
SINGULAR
I had loved I had advised I had ruled I had taken I had heard
1. amā´veram monu´eram rē´xeram cē´peram audī´veram
2. amā´verās monu´erās rē´xerās cē´perās audī´verās
3. amā´verat monu´erat rē´xerat cē´perat audī´verat
PLURAL
1. amāverā´mus monuerā´mus rēxerā´mus cēperā´mus audīverā´mus
2. amāverā´tis monuerā´tis rēxerā´tis cēperā´tis audīverā´tis
3. amā´verant monu´erant rē´xerant cē´perant audī´verant
FUTURE PERFECT INDICATIVE ACTIVE
TENSE SIGN -eri-
SINGULAR
I shall have I shall have I shall have I shall have I shall have
loved advised ruled taken heard
1. amā´verō monu´erō rē´xerō cē´perō audī´verō
2. amā´veris monu´eris rē´xeris cē´peris audī´veris
3. amā´verit monu´erit rē´xerit cē´perit audī´verit
PLURAL
1. amāve´rimus monue´rimus rēxe´rimus cēpe´rimus audīve´rimus
2. amāve´ritis monue´ritis rēxe´ritis cēpe´ritis audīve´ritis
3. amā´verint monu´erint rē´xerint cē´perint audī´verint
1. Observe that these are all inflected alike and the rules for formation given in §187.2-4 hold good here.
2. In like manner inflect the pluperfect and future perfect indicative active of dō, portō, dēleō, moveō, habeō, dīcō, discēdō, faciō, veniō, mūniō.§195. The Perfect Active Infinitive. The perfect active infinitive is formed by adding -isse to the perfect stem.
CONJ PERFECT STEM PERFECT INFINITIVE
I. amāv- amāvis´se, to have loved
II. monu- monuis´se, to have advised
III. (a) rēx- rēxis´se, to have ruled
(b) cēp- cēpis´se, to have taken
IV. audīv audīvis´se, to have heard
sum fu- fuis´se, to have been
1. In like manner give the perfect infinitive active of dō, portō, dēleō, moveō, habeō, dīcō, discēdō, faciō, veniō, mūniō.Give the forms (D'Ooge XXXIII)
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He has fortified, I had given, I shall have sent.
Mūnīvit,munio: fortify, defenddederam,do: givemīserō.mitto: send - 8
We shall have had, I have destroyed, he has obeyed, to have been.
Habuerimus,habeo: have, hold; regard, consider, deemdēlēvī,deleo: blot out, destroypāruit,pareo: obeyfuisse.sum: be; exist - 9
You (sing.) had given, you (pl.) will have fortified, you (pl.) had come, to have sent.
Dederās,do: givemūnīveritis,fortifyvēnerātis,venio: come, gomīsisse.mitto: send - 10
You (sing.) had come, to have made, you (pl.) had given, you (sing.) will have carried.
Vēnerās,venio: come, gofēcisse,facio: make, do; cause, bring aboutdederātis,do: giveportāveris.porto: bear, carry - 11
have, hold; regard, consider, deem
habeōhave, hold; regard, consider, deem - 12
see, perceive
videōsee, perceive - 13
send
mittōsend
- mūnīveritis
- fortify
English into Latin (D'Ooge XXXIII)
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They have obeyed, we have destroyed, I shall have had.
Pāruērunt,pareo: obeydēlēvimus,habuerō. - 15
We shall have sent, I had come, they have fortified.
Mīserimus,vēneram,mūnīvērunt. - 16
I had departed, he has obeyed, you have sent.
Discesseram,pāruit,pareo: obeymīsistī,mīsistis.mitto: send - 17
To have destroyed, to have seen, he will have given, they have carried.
Dēlēvisse,vīdisse,video: see, look atdederit,do: giveportāvērunt. - 18
He had destroyed, he has moved, you have had (sing. and plur.).
Dēlēverat,deleo: blot out, destroymōvit,moveo: movehabuistī,habeo: have, hold; regard, consider, deemhabuistis. - 19
I have given, you had moved, we had said.
Dedī,do: givemōverās,mōverātis,dīxerāmus. - 20
You will have made (sing. and plur.), they will have led, to have given.
Fēceris,facio: do, makefēceritis,dūxerint,dedisse.do: give - 21
Who had seen the monster? Andromeda had seen it.
Quiswho?mōnstrummonstrum: omen, prodigy; monstervīderat?video: see, perceiveAndromedaAndromedaidis: this, that; he, she, itvīderat.video: see, perceive - 22
Why had the men departed from[1] the towns? They had departed because the monster had come.
Cūrcur: whyvirīvir: man, heroexout of, fromoppidīsoppidum: towndiscesserant?Discesserantquiabecausemōnstrummonstrum: omen, prodigy; monstervēnerat.venio: come - 23
Did Cepheus obey[2] the oracle[3]? He did.
PāruitneCēpheusCepheus: Cepheusōrāculō?oraculum: oraclePāruit.pareo: obey
Perseus and Andromeda, concluded (D'Ooge XXXIV)
Two kinds of past action
Perseus semper proeliō studēbat et respondit, "Verba tua sunt maximē grāta," et laetus arma sua magica parāvit.
Perseus was always eager for battle, then answered and prepared his magic arms.
Studēbat is imperfect and presents an ongoing past action. Respondit and parāvit are perfect and present completed past actions.
How the two tenses are formed
The imperfect uses the present stem plus -bam. The perfect uses the third principal part.
The third principal part
Respondit comes from respondī, the third principal part of respondeō.
Later, interfēcit comes from interfēcī, the third principal part of interficiō.
The two tables pair each present form and infinitive with its perfect principal part.
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Perseus was always eager for battle, and he answered, "Your words are most pleasing," and joyfully prepared his magic arms.
PerseusPerseussemperalwaysproeliōproelium: battlestudēbatstudeo: give attention to, be eageretandrespondit,respondeo: respond, reply“Verbaverbum: wordtuatuus: your, yourssuntsum: be; existmaximēmaxime: most of all, especiallygrāta,”gratus: acceptable, pleasingetandlaetushappy, gladarmaarmssuasuus: his, her, hers, its, their, theirsmagicamagicus: magicparāvit.paro: prepare for, prepare; provide, procure - 25
Suddenly the monster is seen; swiftly it hastens through the water and approaches Andromeda.
Subitōsubito: suddenlymōnstrummonstrum: omen, prodigy; monstervidētur;video: see, perceiveceleriterquicklyperthroughaquamaqua: waterproperatpropero: hurry, speed upetandAndromedaeAndromeda: Andromedaadpropinquat.adpropinquo: draw near, approach - 26
Her friends are far away, and the wretched girl is alone.
Eiusis: this, that; he, she, itamīcīamicus: friendlongēlongus: longabsuntabsum: be away, be absent, be distantetandmiseramiser: wretched, unfortunatepuellagirlestsum: be; existsōla.solus: alone, only - 27
But Perseus without delay flew over the water.
PerseusPerseusautembut, moreover, nowsinewithoutmorāmora: delaysuperover, aboveaquamaqua: watervolāvit.volo2: fly - 28
Suddenly he came down and with his hard sword severely wounded the savage monster.
Subitōsubito: suddenlydēscenditdescendo: climb down, descendetanddūrōdurus: hard, rough; unfeeling, cruel; severe, toilsomegladiōgladius: swordsaevumsaevus: fierce, savagemōnstrummonstrum: omen, prodigy; monstergraviterheavily; greatly, seriouslyvulnerāvit.vulnero: wound - 29
Long there is fighting, long the battle is doubtful.
Diūdiu: for a long time, longpugnātur,pugno: fightdiūdiu: for a long time, longproeliumbattleestsum: be; existdubium.dubius: doubtful - 30
At last, however, Perseus killed the monster and won the victory.
Dēniquedenique: finallyautembut, moreover, nowPerseusPerseusmōnstrummonstrum: omen, prodigy; monsterinterfēcitinterficio: killetandvictōriamvictoria: victoryreportāvit.reporto: bring back, restore; win, gain - 31
Then he came to the rock and freed Andromeda and led her to Cepheus.
Tumthen, at that timeadtosaxumrock, stonevēnitvenio: come, goetandAndromedamAndromeda: Andromedalīberāvitlibero: set free, release, liberateetandeamis: this, that; he, she, itadtoCēpheumCepheus: Cepheusdūxit.duco: lead, conduct - 32
He, lately wretched, now happy, spoke thus: "By your aid, my friend, my dear daughter is free; Andromeda is yours."
Is,this, that; he, she, itnūpernuper: lately, recentlymiser,wretched, unfortunatenuncnow, the present momentlaetus,happy, gladitathus, in this way, as followsdīxit:dico2: say, speak, tell“Tuōtuus: your, yoursauxiliō,auxilium: help, aidmīmeus: myamīce,amicus: friendcāracarus: dearfīliafilia: daughtermeameus: my, mineestsum: be; existlībera;liber: freetuatuus: your, yoursestsum: be; existAndromeda.”Andromeda - 33
Long Perseus lived there with Andromeda, and he was greatly loved by the whole people.
Diūdiu: for a long time, longPerseusPerseuscumwhen; since; althoughAndromedāAndromeda: Andromedaibithere, in that placehabitābathabito: dwell, abide, inhabitetandmagnoperegreatly, exceedinglyāa: from, by, offtōtōtotus: all, the whole, entirepopulōpopulus: peopleamābātur.amo: love, like, be fond of
D'Ooge, Latin for Beginners (1911), Lesson XXXIV, §§197-199
§197. A review of the tenses of the indicative active shows the following formation:
{ PRESENT = First of the principal parts
TENSES { IMPERFECT = Present stem + -ba-m
OF THE { FUTURE = Present stem + -bō, Conj. I and II
INDICATIVE { -a-m, Conj. III and IV
{ PERFECT = Third of the principal parts
{ PLUPERFECT = Perfect stem + -era-m
{ FUTURE PERFECT = Perfect stem + -erō§198. The synopsis of the active voice of amō, as far as we have learned the conjugation, is as follows:
PRINCIPAL PARTS amō, amāre, amāvī
PRES. STEM amā-
{ Pres. amō
INDIC. { Imperf. amābam
{ Fut. amābō
PRES. IMV. amā
PRES. INFIN. amāre
PERF. STEM amāv-
{ Perf. amāvī
INDIC. { Pluperf. amāveram
{ Fut. perf. amāverō
PERF. INFIN. amāvisse
1. Learn to write in the same form and to give rapidly the principal parts and synopsis of parō, dō, laudō, dēleō, habeō, moveō, pāreō, videō, dīcō, discēdō, dūcō, mittō, capiō, muniō, veniō.[1]
[1] Learn to give synopses rapidly, and not only in the first person singular but in any person of either number.§199. Learn the following principal parts:[2]
[2] These are all verbs that you have had before, and the perfect is the only new form to be learned.
PRES. INDIC. PRES. INFIN. PERF. INDIC.
IRREGULAR VERBS
sum esse fuī be
ab´sum abes´se ā´fuī be away
dō dare dedī give
CONJUGATION II
contineō continēre continuī hold in, keep
doceō docēre docuī teach
egeō egēre eguī need
faveō favēre fāvī favor
iubeō iubēre iussī order
noceō nocēre nocuī injure
persuādeō persuādēre persuāsī persuade
respondeō respondēre respondī reply
sedeō sedēre sēdī sit
studeō studēre studuī be eager
CONJUGATION III
agō agere ēgī drive
crēdō crēdere crēdidī believe
fugiō fugere fūgī flee
iaciō iacere iēcī hurl
interficiō interficere interfēcī kill
rapiō rapere rapuī seize
resis´tō resis´tere re´stitī resist
CONJUGATION IV
repe´riō reperī´re rep´perī findThe Passive Perfects of the Indicative: The Perfect Passive and Future Active Infinitive (D'Ooge XXXV)
The fourth form gives amātus
Amātus sum means I have been loved or I was loved. Amātus is the fourth principal part of amō.
This fourth form gives the participial stem used in every passive perfect. The table gives that form for five regular verbs.
Perf. pass. part.
The form of sum sets the tense
Latin joins the perfect passive participle to the present, imperfect, or future of sum.
Amātus sum means I have been loved or I was loved. Amātus eram means I had been loved.
Amātus erō means I shall have been loved. The form of sum distinguishes perfect, pluperfect, and future perfect.
The participle agrees with the subject
Vir laudātus est means the man was praised or has been praised. Laudātus agrees with Vir in gender, number, and case.
The form changes with the subject: Puella laudāta est and Cōnsilium laudātum est.
The plural forms are Virī laudātī sunt, Puellae laudātae sunt, and Cōnsilia laudāta sunt.
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I have been or was loved
amātusamo: love, like, be fond ofsumbe; exist - 35
I had been loved
amātusamo: love, like, be fond oferamsum: be; exist - 36
I shall have been loved
amātusamo: love, like, be fond oferōsum: be; exist - 37
the man was praised, or has been praised
Virman, herolaudātuslaudo: praiseestsum: be; exist - 38
the girl was praised, or has been praised
Puellagirllaudātalaudo: praiseestsum: be; exist - 39
the plan was praised, or has been praised
Cōnsiliumconsilium: planlaudātumlaudo: praiseestsum: be; exist - 40
the men were praised, or have been praised
Virīvir: man, herolaudātīlaudo: praisesuntsum: be; exist - 41
the girls were praised, or have been praised
Puellaepuella: girllaudātaelaudo: praisesuntsum: be; exist - 42
the plans were praised, or have been praised
Cōnsiliaconsilium: planlaudātalaudo: praisesuntsum: be; exist
D'Ooge, Latin for Beginners (1911), Lesson XXXV, §§201-206
§201. The fourth and last of the principal parts (§183) is the perfect passive participle. From it we get the participial stem on which are formed the future active infinitive and all the passive perfects.
1. Learn the following principal parts, which are for the first time given in full:
CONJ. PRES. INDIC. PRES. INFIN. PERF. INDIC. PERF. PASS. PART.
I. amō amā´-re amā´v-ī amā´t-us
This is the model for all regular verbs of the first conjugation.
II. mo´neō monē´-re mo´nu-ī mo´nit-us
III. regō re´ge-re rēx-ī rēct-us
ca´piō ca´pe-re cēp-ī capt-us
IV. au´diō audī´-re audī´v-ī audī´t-us
2. The base of the participial stem is found by dropping -us from the perfect passive participle.§202. In English the perfect, past perfect, and future perfect tenses of the indicative passive are made up of forms of the auxiliary verb to be and the past participle; as, I have been loved, I had been loved, I shall have been loved.
Very similarly, in Latin, the perfect, pluperfect, and future perfect passive tenses use respectively the present, imperfect, and future of sum as an auxiliary verb with the perfect passive participle, as
Perfect passive, amā´tus sum, I have been or was loved Pluperfect passive, amā´tus eram, I had been loved Future perfect passive, amā´tus erō, I shall have been loved
1. In the same way give the synopsis of the corresponding tenses of moneō, regō, capiō, and audiō, and give the English meanings.§203. Nature of the Participle. A participle is partly verb and partly adjective. As a verb it possesses tense and voice. As an adjective it is declined and agrees with the word it modifies in gender, number, and case.§204. The perfect passive participle is declined like bonus, bona, bonum, and in the compound tenses (§202) it agrees as a predicate adjective with the subject of the verb.
EXAMPLES IN SINGULAR Vir laudātus est, the man was praised, or has been praised Puella laudāta est, the girl was praised, or has been praised Cōnsilium laudātum est, the plan was praised, or has been praised
EXAMPLES IN PLURAL Virī laudātī sunt, the men were praised, or have been praised Puellae laudātae sunt, the girls were praised, or have been praised Cōnsilia laudāta sunt, the plans were praised, or have been praised
1. Inflect the perfect, pluperfect, and future perfect indicative passive of amō, moneō, regō, capiō, and audiō (§§488-492).§205. The perfect passive infinitive is formed by adding esse, the present infinitive of sum, to the perfect passive participle; as, amā´t-us (-a, -um) esse, to have been loved; mo´nit-us (-a, -um) esse, to have been advised.
1. Form the perfect passive infinitive of regō, capiō, audiō, and give the English meanings.§206. The future active infinitive is formed by adding esse, the present infinitive of sum, to the future active participle. This participle is made by adding -ūrus, -a, -um to the base of the participial stem. Thus the future active infinitive of amō is amat-ū´rus (-a, -um) esse, to be about to love.
a. Note that in forming the three tenses of the active infinitive we use all three conjugation stems:
Present, amāre (present stem), to love
Perfect, amāvisse (perfect stem), to have loved
Future, amātūrus esse (participial stem), to be about to love
1. Give the three tenses of the active infinitive of laudō, moneō, regō, capiō, audiō, with the English meanings.Latin into English (D'Ooge XXXV)
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The story of Andromeda has been told.
Fābulafabula: story, tale, fableAndromedaeAndromeda: Andromedanārrātanarro: tell, relateest.sum: be; exist - 44
Many stories have been told by the teacher.
Multaemultus: much; manyfābulaefabula: story, tale, fableāa: from, by, offmagistrōmagister: master, commander; teachernārrātaenarro: tell, relatesunt.sum: be; exist - 45
The field had been plowed by the sturdy farmer.
Agerfieldabfrom, byagricolāagricola: farmervalidōvalidus: strong, able, wellarātusaro: plow, tillerat.sum: be; exist - 46
The fields had been plowed by the sturdy farmers.
Agrīager: fieldabfrom, byagricolīsagricola: farmervalidīsvalidus: strong, able, wellarātīaro: plow, tillerant.sum: be; exist - 47
The gold will have been carried by the treacherous slave to his home.
Aurumgoldāa: from, by, offservōservus2: slaveperfidōperfidus: faithless, treacherous, falseadtodomiciliumdwelling place; abodesuumsuus: his, her, hers, its, their, theirsportātumporto: bear, carryerit.sum: be; exist - 48
Our arms have been praised by the lieutenant. Who has praised your arms?
Nostranoster: our, oursarmaarmsāa: from, by, offlēgātōlegatus: lieutenant, ambassadorlaudātalaudo: praisesunt.sum: be; existQuiswho?vestravester: your, yoursarmaarmslaudāvit?laudo: praise - 49
We have been called to dinner by your maidservant.
Abfrom, byancillāancilla: maidservanttuātuus: your, yoursadtocēnamcena: dinnervocātaevoco: call, summon, invitesumus.sum: be; exist - 50
Andromeda was not given to the monster, because the monster had been killed by Perseus.
AndromedaAndromedamōnstrōmonstrum: omen, prodigy; monsternōnnon: notdatado: giveest,sum: be; existquiabecausemōnstrummonstrum: omen, prodigy; monsterāa: from, by, offPerseōPerseus: Perseusnecātumneco: killerat.sum: be; exist
English into Latin (D'Ooge XXXV)
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The provinces were laid waste, the field had been laid waste, the towns will have been laid waste.
Prōvinciaeprovincia: provincevāstātaesunt,sum: be; existagerfieldvāstātuserat,sum: be; existoppidaoppidum: townvāstātaerunt.sum: be; exist - 52
The oracles were heard, the oracle was heard, the oracles had been heard.
Ōrāculaoraculum: oracle (place/agency/mouthpiece)audītasunt,sum: be; existōrāculumoraculum: oracleaudītumauditus2: hearingest,sum: be; existōrāculaoraculum: oracle (place/agency/mouthpiece)audītaerant.sum: be; exist - 53
The oracle will have been heard, the province had been captured, the boats have been captured.
Ōrāculumoraculum: oracleaudītumauditus2: hearingerit,sum: be; existprōvinciaprovincia: provincecaptacapio: take, seize, captureerat,sum: be; existnāvigianavigium: boat, shipcaptacapio: take, seize, capturesunt.sum: be; exist - 54
The fields were laid waste, the man was advised, the girls will have been advised.
Agrīager: fieldvāstātīsunt,sum: be; existvirman, heromonitusest,sum: be; existpuellaepuella: girlmonitaeerunt.sum: be; exist - 55
The towns had been ruled, we shall have been captured, you will have been heard.
Oppidaoppidum: townrēctarectum: virtueerant,sum: be; existcaptīcapio: take, seize, captureerimus,sum: be; existaudītusauditus2: hearingeris.sum: be; exist
- audītum
- hearing, from auditus
Review of Principal Parts: Prepositions: Yes-Or-No Questions (D'Ooge XXXVI)
Two questions, two expected answers
Nōnne venit means "is he not coming". Nōnne signals that the expected answer is yes.
Num venit means "he is not coming, is he". Num signals that the expected answer is no.
Six prepositions take the ablative
Latin uses the ablative with ā or ab, cum, dē, ē or ex, prō, and sine.
The table pairs each preposition with its English meanings.
Prepositions
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is he not coming?
Nōnnenonne: not?venit?venio: come, go - 57
he isn´t coming, is he?
Numwhethervenit?venio: come, go
D'Ooge, Latin for Beginners (1911), Lesson XXXVI, §§208-210
§208. The following list shows the principal parts of all the verbs you have had excepting those used in the paradigms. The parts you have had before are given for review, and the perfect participle is the only new form for you to learn. Sometimes one or more of the principal parts are lacking, which means that the verb has no forms based on that stem. A few verbs lack the perfect passive participle but have the future active participle in -ūrus, which appears in the principal parts instead.
IRREGULAR VERBS
sum esse fuī futūrus be
absum abesse āfuī āfutūrus be away
dō[1] dare dedī datus give
[1] dō is best classed with the irregular verbs because of the short a in the present and participial stems.
CONJUGATION I
portō portāre portāvī portātus carry
So for all verbs of this conjugation thus far used.
CONJUGATION II
contineō continēre continuī contentus hold in, keep
dēleō dēlēre dēlēvī dēlētus destroy
doceō docēre docuī doctus teach
egeō egēre eguī ---- lack
faveō favēre fāvī fautūrus favor
iubeō iubēre iussī iussus order
moveō movēre mōvī mōtus move
noceō nocēre nocuī nocitūrus injure
pāreō pārēre pāruī ---- obey
persuādeō persuādēre persuāsī persuāsus persuade (from)
prohibeō prohibēre prohibuī prohibitus restrain, keep
respondeō respondēre respondī respōnsus reply
sedeō sedēre sēdī -sessus sit
studeō studēre studuī ---- be eager
videō vidēre vīdī vīsus see
CONJUGATION III
agō agere ēgī āctus drive
crēdō crēdere crēdidī crēditus believe
dīcō dīcere dīxī dictus say
discēdō discēdere discessī discessus depart
dūcō dūcere dūxī ductus lead
faciō[2] facere fēcī factus make
fugiō fugere fūgī fugitūrus flee
iaciō iacere iēcī iactus hurl
interficiō interficere interfēcī interfectus kill
mittō mittere mīsī missus send
rapiō rapere rapuī raptus seize
resistō resistere restitī ---- resist
[2] faciō has an irregular passive which will be presented later.
CONJUGATION IV
mūniō mūnīre mūnīvī mūnītus fortify
reperiō reperīre rep´perī repertus find
veniō venīre vēnī ventus come§209. Prepositions. 1. We learned in §§52, 53 that only the accusative and the ablative are used with prepositions, and that prepositions expressing ablative relations govern the ablative case. Those we have had are here summarized. The table following should be learned.
ā or ab, from, by
cum, with
dē, down from, concerning
ē or ex, out from, out of
prō, before, in front of; for, in behalf of
sine, without
2. Prepositions not expressing ablative relations must govern the accusative (§52). Of these we have had the following:
ad, to;
apud, among;
per, through
There are many others which you will meet as we proceed.
3. The preposition in when meaning in or on governs the ablative; when meaning to, into, against (relations foreign to the ablative) in governs the accusative.§210. Yes-or-No Questions. Questions not introduced by some interrogative word like who, why, when, etc., but expecting the answer yes or no, may take one of three forms:
1. Is he coming? (Asking for information. Implying nothing as to the answer expected.) 2. Is he not coming? (Expecting the answer yes.) 3. He isn´t coming, is he? (Expecting the answer no.)
These three forms are rendered in Latin as follows:
1. Venitne? is he coming?
2. Nōnne venit? is he not coming?
3. Num venit? he isn´t coming, is he?
a. -ne, the question sign, is usually added to the verb, which then stands first.
b. We learned in §56.b that yes-or-no questions are usually answered by repeating the verb, with or without a negative. Instead of this, ita, vērō, certē, etc. (so, truly, certainly, etc.) may be used for yes, and nōn, minimē, etc. for no if the denial is emphatic, as, by no means, not at all.Latin into English (D'Ooge XXXVI)
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Did not Cornelia have ornaments of gold? She did.
Nōnnenonne: not?habēbathabeo: have, hold; regard, consider, deemCornēliaCornelia: Corneliaōrnāmentaornamentum: ornament, jewelaurī?aurum: goldHabēbat.habeo: have, hold; regard, consider, deem - 59
Sextus the lieutenant did not carry his shield on his right arm, did he? Not on the right, but on the left arm Sextus carried his shield.
NumwhetherSextusSextuslēgātuslegatus: lieutenant, ambassadorscūtumscutum: shieldinin, on; into, to, againstdextrōdexter: rightbracchiōbracchium: forearm, armgerēbat?gero: bear, carry on; wearNōnnon: notinin, on; into, to, againstdextrō,dexter: rightsedbutsinistrōsinister: leftinin, on; into, to, againstbracchiōbracchium: forearm, armSextusSextusscūtumscutum: shieldgerēbat.gero: bear, carry on; wear - 60
Many wars had been waged in vain by the Gauls.
Frūstrāfrustra: in vainbellabellum: warmultamultus: much; manyabfrom, byGallīsGallus: a Gaulgestagero: bear, carry on; wearerant.sum: be; exist - 61
When the town was seized by the treacherous Sextus, the wretched townsmen were killed with the sword.
Ubiwhereoppidumtownāa: from, by, offperfidōperfidus: faithless, treacherous, falseSextōsextus: Sextusoccupātumoccupo: seize, take possession ofest,sum: be; existoppidānīoppidanus: townsmanmiserīmiser: wretched, unfortunategladiōgladius: swordinterfectīinterficio: killsunt.sum: be; exist - 62
That town was full of grain.
Idis: this, that; he, she, itoppidumtowneratsum: be; existplēnumplenus: fullfrūmentī.frumentum: grain - 63
Did not Sextus demand grain from the townsmen? Yes, but they refused to give the grain.
Nōnnenonne: not?SextusSextusabfrom, byoppidānīsoppidanus: townsmanfrūmentumfrumentum: grainpostulāvit?postulo: demandVērō,vero: truly, indeed, in fact; but, howeversedbutiīis: this, that; he, she, itrecūsāvēruntrecuso: refusefrūmentumfrumentum: graindare.do: give - 64
Why was the town destroyed by Sextus? Because the grain was refused.
Cūrcur: whyoppidumtownabfrom, bySextōsextus: Sextusdēlētumdeleo: blot out, destroyest?sum: be; existQuiabecausefrūmentumfrumentum: grainrecūsātumrecuso: refuseest.sum: be; exist - 65
That victory was not doubtful.
Eais: this, that; he, she, itvictōriavictoria: victorynōnnon: notdubiadubius: doubtfulerat.sum: be; exist - 66
The townsmen were worn out and lacked arms.
Oppidānīoppidanus: townsmanerantsum: be; existdēfessīdefetiscor: become exhausted/suffer exhaustion, grow weary/faint/tired/weaketandarmīsarma: armsegēbant.egeo: lack, need, be without - 67
They did not attempt flight, did they? By no means.
Numwhetherfugamfuga: flighttemptāvērunt?tento: handle, feelMinimē.minime: least, very little; by no means
English into Latin (D'Ooge XXXVI)
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Where was Julia standing? She was standing where you had ordered.
UbiwhereIūliaJulia: Juliastābat?sto: standUbiwhereiusserāsstābat.sto: stand - 69
Was Julia wearing any ornaments? She had many ornaments of gold.
GerēbatneIūliaJulia: Juliaūllaullus: anyōrnāmenta?ornamentum: ornament, jewelMultamultus: much; manyōrnāmentaornamentum: ornament, jewelaurīaurum: goldhabēbat.habeo: have, hold; regard, consider, deem - 70
Did she not attempt flight when she saw the danger? She did.
Nōnnenonne: not?fugamfuga: flighttemptāvittento: handle, feelubiwhereperīculumpericulum: danger, perilvīdit?video: see, perceiveTemptāvit.tento: handle, feel - 71
Who captured her? Galba captured her without delay and held her by the left arm.
Quiswho?eamis: this, that; he, she, itcēpit?capio: take, seize, captureGalbaGalbaeamis: this, that; he, she, itsinewithoutmorāmora: delaycēpitcapio: take, seize, captureetandbracchiōbracchium: forearm, armsinistrōsinister: lefttenuit.teneo: keep, hold - 72
She didn´t have the lady’s gold, did she? No, the gold had been taken by a faithless maid and has been brought back.
Numwhetheraurumgolddominaedomina: lady of the house, mistresshabēbat?habeo: have, hold; regard, consider, deemMinimē;minime: least, very little; by no meansaurumgoldabfrom, byancillāancilla: maidservantperfidācaptumcapio: take, seize, captureeratsum: be; existetandreportātumest.sum: be; exist
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