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Vola sicut avis.
(fly like a bird)
Sum discipulus.
(Sum discipula.)
I am a student.
Conjugate "work" in the imperfect tense
laborabam, laborabas, laborabat,
laborabamus, laborabatis, laborabant
What is the special name for a verb's first principal part?
entry form
How many words are necessary to write a complete Latin sentence?
One
Nata sicut piscis.
(swim like a fish)
Amo natare.
Conjugate "to be" in the imperfect tense
eram, eras, erat,
eramus, eratis, erant
The infinitive of verbs in every conjugation ends in what two letters?
RE
Quid significat "In umbra, igitur, pugnabimus"?
Then we will fight in the shade
Tange caput.
(touch your head)
Opto navigare.
I wish to sail.
Conjugate "seize" in the present tense
occupo, occupas, occupat,
occupamus, occupatis, occupant
What English particle is used to translate the Latin infinitive into English?
to
Are amatis, amabant, and amabo in the Latin dictionary? What word should you look under instead?
No -- they are all forms of amo, and the dictionary only lists the entry form and principal parts (amo, amare, amavi, amatus)
Tange pedes.
(touch your feet)
Amant pugnare.
They love to fight.
Conjugate "tell" in the future tense
narrabo, narrabis, narrabit,
narrabimus, narrabitis, narrabunt
Principal Parts are the four main forms of a verb. They are important because they provide the ___________ needed to ____________ all the other forms in all the tenses.
stems; conjugate
Quomodo dicitur in Lingua Latina "give us this day our daily bread"?
panem nostrum quotidianum da nobis hodie
Tange umeros.
(touch your shoulders)
Discipula erit magistra.
The student will be a teacher.
Conjugate "to be" in the future tense
ero, eris, erit,
erimus, eritis, erunt
What is the special name for the next-to-last syllable of a word?
penult
Your textbook includes accent marks to help you pronounce Latin words correctly. The accent is always on the ___________ unless the ____________ is marked.
penult, unless the antepenult is marked