Nom./Acc. Nouns
Accusative nouns usually function as ______________ in a sentence.
What are direct objects?
Which of these verb forms is an infinitive?
clamant / clamare / clamatur / clamo
What is clamare?
(active infinitives end in "-re."
Make this active verb passive in English.
they carry
What is "they are carried."
Translate into English:
Agricolae in agro sunt.
(agro is the same word as ager)
The farmers are in the field.
Define these four Latin words.
a. bonus
b. bellum
c. ambulare
d. pecunia
What are:
a. good
b. war
c. to walk
d. money
Nominative nouns are usually subjects, but they can also be predicates. Predicates do this.
What is describe the subject?
Conjugate the verb laudare in the active voice.
What are:
laudo laudamus
laudas laudatis
laudat laudant
Conjugate the verb teneo, tenēre in the passive voice.
What are:
teneor tenemur
teneris tenemini
tenetur tenentur
Translate:
Puella laeta cibum habet.
What is:
The happy girl has food.
Answers may vary but can include:
a. going to hang out at the pool/baths
b. going to shows/games
c. getting takeout
d. graffiti
The boys play on the field.
puer / puerum / pueros / pueri
What is pueri?
boys = subject, so ending must be Nominative Pl.
The men prepare the cookies for the oven.
parare / parantur / parant / parat
What is "parant"?
The men can be replaced by the pronoun "they." When that is the subject, the verb must end in "-nt."
Conjugate the irregular verb sum. Then translate the first person plural form into English.
What are:
sum sumus (we are)
es estis
est sunt
Translate into English:
Vir intrare casam potest.
What is:
The man is able to enter the (small) house.
Translate into Latin:
We live in a small house.
What is "In casā habitamus."
The hulk destroys the chains. (Hint - chain is a neuter noun)
vinculi / vincula / vinculos / vinculum
What is vincula?
Chains - D.O., must have an accusative plural ending. The Acc. Pl. ending for neuter nouns is "-a."
I am annoyed by the bell this year.
vexor / vexaris / vexo / vexare
What is "vexor"?
Verb is passive, the subject is "I" - verb ending must be "-r."
Y'all are sitting on the front porch.
sedemini / sedes / sedent / sedetis
What is "sedetis?"
The verb is active and "y'all" are the subject, so the ending must be "-tis."
Translate into English:
A magistro irato vocaris.
What is:
You are (being) called by the angry teacher.
Translate into Latin:
The water is being carried by the sailor.
What is:
Aqua a nautā portatur.
The farmer is a woman.
feminam / feminae / femina / feminas
What is "femina"?
Woman is a predicate (describes the farmer) and must have a nominative singular ending.
You are able to get a good grade on the test.
es / posses / potest / potes
What is "potes"?
The cat does not want to be seen.
vidēre / videtur / vidēri / videt
What is vidēri?
"to be seen" is a passive infinitive, which end in "-ri" in Latin.
Vehicula in viā video.
(hint - vehiculum is neuter)
What is:
I see vehicles in/on the road.
Translate into Latin: The poets tell bad stories.
Hint: Make sure that the noun and adjective agree!
What is:
Poetae fabulas malas narrant.