VOCAB
Lesson 1
"I give"
Derivative: Donate
"lavas"
Person: 1st, 2nd, or 3rd
Number: Singular or Plural
Tense: Present, Imperfect, Future
Translation:
What is -
Person: 2nd
Number: Singular
Tense:Present
Translation: You wash
What are three grammar persons, and whom do they refer to? (____ - the person ____________)
1st - the person speaking
2nd - the person spoken to
3rd - the person spoken about
Give the ENDINGS for the imperfect tense
-bam -bamus
-bas -batis
-bat -bant
How do you pronounce the letters in the following Latin verbs?
J - Jesu
O - nomen
GN - pugno
CH - choro
J - like a "y"
O - long "o" sound
GN - like a "ny" as in canyon
CH - hard "ck" sound
Lesson 1
"I swim"
Derivative: natatorium
What is "nato"?
"vocant"
Person:
Number:
Tense:
Translation:
What is -
Person: 3rd
Number: Plural
Tense:Present
Translation: I call
How do you find the stem of a Latin verb in the present system?
Write the stems for the following Verbs:
juvo
paro
narro
Drop the o, add an a
Juva
Para
Narra
NOTE: This is for the 1st person singular. When given the infinitive of a verb (e.g. amare), simply drop the "-re"
Conjugate the verb "laudo" in the present tense
laudo laudamus
laudas laudatis
laudatis laudant
What are the three accent parts of a Latin word?
Antepenult, penult, ultima
Lesson 2
"Opto"
Derivative: option
What is "I desire, wish"
"juvabimus"
Person:
Number:
Tense:
Translation:
What is -
Person: 1st
Number: Plural
Tense: Future
Translation: We will help
In Latin, what are the first two principle parts?
1: 1st person, singular
2: The infinitive
conjugate the verb "clamo" in the Imperfect tense
clamabo clamabamus
clamabas clamabatis
clamabat clamabant
How do you know whether to pronounce the penult or the antepenult of a Latin word?
When there is an accent mark, accent the antepenult. When there is no accent mark, accent the penult.
amicus vs. ámbulo
Lesson 3
"I overcome, surpass"
Derivative: superior
What is "supero"?
"erat"
Person:
Number:
Tense:
Translation:
What is -
Person: 3rd
Number: Singular
Tense: Imperfect
Translation: he, she, it was
What 3 tenses have we learned in the Present System, and what are their helping verbs (if any)
1: Present Tense
2: Imperfect; was, were
3: Future: will
conjugate the verb "libero" in the future tense
liberabo liberabimus
liberabis liberabitis
liberabit liberabunt
How do we pronounce digraphs like ae and oe?
A digraph is not a blend, but two letters that make one sound. Ae and oe in Latin make a long 'a' sound.
Lesson 5
sum
hint: shows existence, not action
What is "I am"?
"eritis"
Person:
Number:
Tense:
Translation:
What is -
Person: 2nd
Number: Plural
Tense: Future
Translation: You (p.) will be
What is the infinitive? How would you translate an infinitive verb? Amare, Laudare
The infinitive is the 2nd principle part, we would translate it as "to ______". E.g. Amare = To love, Laudare = to praise. The infinitive is used to identify the conjugation a verb belongs to. A verb whose infinitive ends in "are" belongs to the 1st conjugation (the only conjugation we've learned so far)
conjugate the verb "sum" in the imperfect tense
(hint: 1st person singular is NOT "sum")
eram eramus
eras eratis
erat erant
How do we know when to pronounce a word on the ultima, the last syllable?
TRICK QUESTION - We NEVER accent on the last syllable.