Varia
It's All Relative
Tempus Fugit
Ørberg
De Locis
100
The noun rēs, reī f. is combined with adjectives to form nouns with new meanings. Give TWO examples of this phenomenon and their definitions.
rēs pūblica (republic); rēs gestae (history); rēs novae (revolution)
100
Parse the relative pronoun "quae" for ALL possibilities
nom. fem. sing./pl., nom./acc. neut. pl.
100
Which case is used to express duration of time?
Accusative
100
Respondē Latinē: Estne nāsus Jūliae formōsus?
Nōn, immō nāsus Jūliae foedus est!
100
In what specific instances is the locative case used?
To express location in or at cities, towns, small islands and the nouns domus and rūs.
200
Parse the form "motūs" for ALL possible forms.
genitive singular, nominative plural, accusative plural
200
Identify and parse the relative pronoun(s) in the following sentence: "Verba, quae placent mihi, erant Cicerōnī, quem Antōnius ōdit."
quae = neuter nominative plural; quem = masculine accusative singular
200
This sentence exemplifies what use of the ablative?: "Paucīs diēbus, omnem librum legere poterat." Translate.
Ablative of Time Within Which; "Within a few days, I was able to read every book."
200
Translate the following: "Vīlla Iūliī est prope Tusculum atque procul ab Rōmā."
Julius' villa is near Tusculum and far from Rome.
200
How do you say "in Rome" in Latin?
Rōmae
300
Change the following adjectives to their adverbial counterparts: fortis, forte AND omnis, omne. Define these new forms.
fortiter; omnīnō
300
Translate the following: "In oppidō sunt et fortēs et ācrēs. Hōs ōdimus, sed illōs amāmus."
In the town there are both brave men and fierce men. The latter we hate, but the former we love.
300
How do you say "on that night" in Latin?
Eā nocte
300
Give the English definitions for the following Latin words: iam, fessus -a -um, umerus, ōsculum, pirum
iam = now; fessus -a -um = tired; umerus = shoulder; ōsculum = kiss; pirum = pear
300
How do you say in Latin: "Romans, go home!"
Rōmānī, īte domum!
400
Translate the following: "In oppidō sunt et fortēs et ācrēs. Hōs ōdimus, sed illōs amāmus."
In the town there are both brave men and fierce men. The latter we hate, but the former we love.
400
Translate the following: "Cūr, quae impia sunt, eadem exspectās?"
Why do you wait for the same things which are evil?
400
What is the difference between diēs, diēī in the feminine versus the masculine?
feminine = refers to a specific day (festival, appointed day, etc.); masculine = just any old day
400
Complete the following endings in this sentence: "Iūlius Mārc--, fīli-- su--, mālum dat." Translate.
Mārcō, fīliō suō; "Julius gives Marcus, his own son, a piece of fruit."
400
In what two declensions can the noun domus be found? What is the gender of domus?
2nd declension and 4th declension; feminine.
500
Is the following sentence in primary or secondary sequence?: "Saepe hominēs bonam vītam agunt nē malī esse videantur." Translate.
Primary Sequence; "Humans often lead a good life so that they don't seem to be evil."
500
Translate the following into Latin: "What Cicero was saying pleases her"
Quod Cicerō dicēbat eī placet.
500
Translate the following: "Placet mihi in oppidō multōs annōs manēre."
It pleases me to remain in the town for many years
500
Compose in Latin: "Julia turns to Syra and says, 'Your nose is ugly!'"
Iūlia sē vertit ad Sȳram atque inquit, "Nāsus tuus foedus est!"
500
Translate the following: "Athēnās īre ōptābam, sed domī mānsī."
I was desiring to go to Rome, but I remained at home.