Vocabulary
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____ attached to the verb marks the sentence as a question.
-Ne
Iulius vir Romanus est. What case is Iulius in? And the job of the noun?
nominative- SN
Sparta et Delphi oppida Graeca sunt.
Sparta and Delphi are Greek towns.
girl- accusative
puellam
sunt
are
Word order in Latin is ______.
flexible
Davus servus Iulii est. What case is Iulii in? What is the job of the noun?
Genitive- possession
In imperio Romano multae sunt provinciae.
In the Roman Empire are many provinces.
Marcus- genitive singular
Marci
insulae magnae
large islands
Latin has no single word for 'yes' or 'no.' Instead the three letter word ___ can be used to show negation.
non
In familia mea sunt centum servi. What case is familia mea in? What is the job of the noun?
ablative- follows preposition "in" Remember FWIB
In familia Iulii sunt tres liberi: duo filii et una filia.
In Julius' family there are 3 children: two sons and one daughter.
Roman town- ablative
oppido Romano
Ubi est Nilus?
Ubi=where
Latin is a concise language, often expressing things in very few words. It does not have the English articles __________.
a, an, the
Numerus vocabulorum Latinorum magnus est. What case is vocabulorum Latinorum in? What is the job of the noun?
genitive- possession "of"
Puer qui puellam pulsat improbus est.
The boy, who hits the girl, is improper!
sons- accusative plural
filios
Quot liberi in sunt familia?
quot=how many
Latin nouns have gender. List the 3 genders and their endings.
-us masculine
-a feminine
-um neuter
Quintus Iulium vocat. What case is Iulium in? What is the job of the noun?
accusative- direct object
Quintus Iulium vocat. Iulius, quem Quintus vocat, pater liberorum est.
Quintus calls Julius. Julius, who calls Quintus, is the father of the children.
Quintus- dative singular
Quinto