Vocabulary
This is the Latin word that means, "vehicle."
What is vehiculum?
"weh-hih-coo-lum"
This is the verb tense used to convey actions happening now.
This is what you call a verb that does NOT follow normal stem and ending patterns when creating its various forms.
What is an irregular verb?
This is the noun case used to indicate a noun is your subject.
What is the nominative case?
He was the first king of Rome.
Who is Romulus?
This is the Latin word that means, "fault, blame."
What is culpa?
"cull-puh"
This is the way imperfect verbs translate.
What is "was/were verbing"?
This is the definition of the Latin verb, "possum, posse."
What is "to be able"?
When you determine that a noun is accusative, you know that it is serving this role in a sentence.
What is a direct object?
Also accepted: What is an object of a non-SID SPACE preposition?
He was the proud - but corrupt - final king of Rome.
Who is Tarquinius Superbus?
This is the Latin word that means, "gently, peacefully."
What is placide?
"plah-key-day"
These two letters typically indicate your verb is imperfect.
What are -ba-?
This is what you call a verb that DOES follow normal stem and ending patterns when creating its various forms.
What is a regular verb?
DAILY DOUBLE!
How much will you wager?
This is the case in Latin that is used to show possession. It translates as "of the noun."
This king of Rome was known for organizing Roman society by conducting the first census and dividing citizens into classes.
Who is Servius Tullius?
This is the Latin word that means, "to avoid."
What is vito?
"we-toe"
What is vitare?
"we-tar-ay"
This is the number of past tenses that exist in Latin.
What is three?
These are the 1st person singular, the second person singular, and the 3rd person singular PRESENT forms of the Latin verb "to be."
What are "sum, es, est"?
When you see the ending -es on a 3rd declension noun, you know it can be one of these two case-number combinations.
What are nominative and accusative plural?
Why wage a full-on war when you can have two sets of triplets fight on behalf of your countries? That's what this king did when leading a campaigns against Alba Longa.
Who is Tullus Hostilius?
DAILY DOUBLE!
How much will you wager?
This is the Latin word that means, "very quickly."
This is the translation of the verb form, "interpellabamus."
What is "we were interrupting"?
This is the verb form that translates as "we were able."
What is "poteramus"?
When you see the ending -um on a 3rd declension, don't be fooled! That's not accusative singular. It's this case-number combination.
What is genitive plural?
We have this king to thank for the construction of city walls, a bridge across the Tiber, Rome's seaport at Ostia, and more.
Who is Ancus Marcius?