Verbs and Infinitives
Give the definition of a verb.
A verb is a part of speech which shows action or state of being.
-o
-s
-t
-mus
-tis
-nt
Define water in Latin.
aqua, -ae, f.
Which two animals protect and feed the twin babies Romulus and Remus?
a wolf and a woodpecker
by dropping off the -re from the infinitive form
Give the 2nd person plural verb ending and its personal subject pronoun.
-tis
you
Define do, dare, dedi, datum in English.
to give
Who tells Romulus about his family?
the herdsman
What is the stem of "amare"?
ama-
Give the 3rd person singular personal verb ending and its personal subject pronoun.
-t
he, she, it
Define pecunia, -ae, f. in English.
money
Who ordered the twins to be drowned in the Tiber River?
their great-uncle, Amulius
What is the stem of "necare?"
neca-
Give the 1st person plural personal verb ending and its subject pronoun.
-mus
we
Define to love in Latin. (Remember to give all 4 parts!)
amo, amare, amavi, amatum
Why does Romulus kill Remus? (What passion moves Romulus)
What is the stem of "monere"?
mone-
1. Find the infinitive.
2. Drop off the infinitive ending.
3. Find the stem.
4. Add the personal verb endings to the stem.
Define cogito, cogitare, cogitavi, cogitatum in English.
to think
What two virtues does Romulus advise the Romans to practice?
temperance and courage
List all three characteristics of an infinitive.
1) has no subject
2) does not show the time of the action
3) usually preceded by "to" in English and ends with -re in Latin.
Conjugate (write the forms of) navigo, navigare, navigavi, navigatum. Give the English translations.
navigo (I sail) navigamus (we sail)
navigas (you sail) navigatis (you sail)
navigat (he, she, it sails) navigant (they sail)
Define to warn in Latin (Remember all 4 parts!)
moneo, monere, monui, monitum
Does Romulus emulate (set an example of) temperance? Give at least 1 example from the story.
No. (several possible examples)