Translation Practice
Schematize: Graeci, qui iam decem annos Troiam obsidebant, domum regredi valde cupiebant.
Graeci, qui iam decem annos Troiam obsidebant, domum regredi valde cupiebant.
What declension do comparatives decline?
What declension do superlatives decline?
1st/2nd
What is a deponent verb? And, how do you know if a verb is deponent?
Deponent verb looks passive, but it active. Deponency is inherent to the verb
Parse quis
nom., s/pl, masc
(interrogative pronoun)
Translate: Equus, si intra muros ductus erit, urbem nostram custodiet et defendet"
Si: "if"
The horse, if it will have been led into the walls, will guard and defend our city.
What two ways can we show comparison?
ablative of comparison
quam
Parse and translate: longissima
All options.
fem, nom, sing
neut, nom/acc, pl
"the longest"
Parse and Translate: sequebaris
2nd, S, Imp, Acti, Indicative
You were following
quam bonus est!
Translate and name the uses of quam
How great he/she/it is!
Exclamation
Translate: Magister disciplis vocatus ab omnibus est laudatus.
The teacher, having been called by the students, was praised by all.
Translate antiquior
older
Retaining the case, gender and number, change the italicized adjective to superlative. Then, translate.
Omnes convivae in lectis novis accuberunt.
novissimis
All the guests reclined in the newest beds.Translate into Latin: He will test
experietur
Give the fem., sing., acc. relative pronoun
quam
BONUS: Who is Mrs. C-W's favorite Latin author?
Cicero
Parse antiquiores (all options)
fem/masc, nom/acc/voc, pl
Name, in Latin, one irregular superlative and an English derivative for it.
optimus, -a, -um: optimist
pessimus, -a, -um: pessimist
maximus, -a, -um: maximal
minimus, -a, -um: minimal
plurimus, -a, -um: plurality
Translate: vir sapit qui pauca loquitur.
sapit: sapio- to be wise
It is a wise man who speaks little (things)
Translate into Latin: October 13th
ante diem III/tertium Idus Octobris
Translate:
cenabis bene: nam tui Catulli
plenus sacculus est aranearum.
You will dine well: for the small money bag of your Catullus is full of cobwebs.
Translate into Latin: I am younger than you.
BOTH options
sum novior quam tu/ sum novior te.
Translate into Latin: You have the oldest dogs.
habes antiquissimos/as canes.
Translate into Latin (using deponent verbs): They tried to go to Rome.
ad Romam egredi sunt conati/a.
Correct this sentence: Aurelia in urbs ductus ab antiquiorus equus es conspectae
Aurelia in urbEM ductA ab antiquiorEM equUM esT conspectA