Grammar
What are the three tenses that we have learned?
present, imperfect, perfect
emo, emere
to buy
laudabatis
Imperfect
est
he/she/it is
What percentage of the population of Italy was made of up enslaved people?
30%
What principal part do you use to form the present and imperfect tenses?
Second (2nd) principal part
liberta
freedwoman, ex-slave
laudamus
Present
sumus
we are
in a will, buy freedom, act of good service
Third (3rd) principal part
per
through
surgebam
Imperfect
erant
they were
What is the term for the morning meeting between a patron and clients?
Salutatio
How many conjugations are there in Latin?
Four (4) or 5
scribo, scribere
to write
dormit
Present
eram
I was
What is the difference between vernae and alumni?
Vernae are born into household, alumni bought as children.
What tenses have we learned that express actions in the past tense?
Imperfect and perfect tenses
quod
because
dormiverunt
Perfect
sunt
they/nouns are
What is the literal Latin translation of manumission?
sending away from the hand