Practicing the Language
Puella in horto sedet.
The girl sits in the garden.
Translate canis
This word means 'dog' in Latin
Derivative of aqua
aquatic
Who was the Roman equivalent of the Greek god Zeus?
Who is Jupiter?
What was Aeneas’ ultimate destination after escaping Troy?
Italy
This is the present first person singular translation of the irregular verb to be
What is sum?
What is "puellae" in puellae rosas amant.
The nominative
Translate caput, manus, pes
*hint, they are all body parts
head, hand, foot
inscribe
scribere
Who was the hero who escaped Troy and founded Rome, according to legend?
Who is Aeneas?
Which Roman goddess was born from Jupiter’s head, fully grown and armed?
Minerva
What is posse?
Decline amare (to love)
amo, amas, amat, amamus, amatis, amant
Translate portat
Carries; Principal parts: porto, portare, portavi, portatus
auditorium
audire
Who completed the Twelve Labors as punishment for killing his family?
Hercules
public bathhouse
What is sum, es, est, sumus, estis, sunt
Translate mercator cibum servo dedit.
The merchant gave food to the slave.
Translate mittere
This word means to send
tempus
temporal
What was the name of the woman who tricked Jupiter into revealing his true form, causing her death?
Semele
patronus
a wealthy Roman who supported clients in exchange for loyalty
Third-person plural imperfect of ire
What is ibant?
Turn the following sentence into the plural:
puella est laeta
puellae sunt laetae
Latin root of mortal
mors, mortis (death)
manual
manus (hand)
According to myth, which Trojan prince was carried off by Jupiter's eagle to serve as cupbearer to the gods?
Ganymede
Insulae
Apartment buildings for lower-class Romans
Perfect stem of ferre
tuli
What is sumus vs. fuimus in meaning
We are" (present) vs. "We were" (perfect past)
Bonus, melior, optimus
Good, better, best
victory
vincere (to conqure)
Name two of the three Fates (Parcae) and their roles.
Clotho - spins the thread of life, Lachesis - measures the thread, Atropos - cuts the thread
Triclinium
Dining room with couches for reclining while eating.
Volo/Velle vs. Nolo/Nolle
to want vs to not want
puer qui in villa habitat est laetusPuer in villa habitans est laetus
The boy, living in the house, is happy.
Three synonyms for to say
dicere, loqui, narrare
pedestrian
pes, pedis (foot)
Who was the founder of Alba Longa and a descendant of Aeneas?
Ascanius, also known as Iulus
Via Appia, Via Flaminia
Conjugate "esse" (to be) in the imperfect tense.
Expected answer: eram, eras, erat, eramus, eratis, erant.
Rewrite the sentence in the imperfect tense:
Puer in horto laborat.
Puer in horto laborabat.
What Latin word meaning "to carry" is the root of "transport" and "import"?
What is portāre?
belligerent
bellum (war) + gerere (to wage)
In Vergil’s Aeneid, which queen cursed Aeneas and prophesied eternal conflict between Carthage and Rome?
Who was Dido?
Patrician vs Plebeian
Patricians = aristocrats / Plebeians = commoners
Translate into Latin: "We can see the temple."
Possumus templum videre
Translate this sentence into Latin using the correct verb endings:
"The girls were watching the teacher."
Puellae magistrum spectabant.
What is a deponent verb
A verb that looks passive but is translated actively.
*example, loquor, loqui, locutus sum (I speak)
obsequious
sequi (to follow)
Which hero killed the Minotaur and escaped the Labyrinth with the help of Ariadne?
Theseus
The political career path in Rome, leading to consulship
Rewrite this sentence in the perfect tense:
Servus in via est.
Servus in via fuit