Latin-English Vocab
Athēnae, Athēnārum f. pl.
Athens
with difficulty
difficulter (adv.)
ductus erat
3rd person singular masculine pluperfect passive indicative
True or False:
The forms of the perfect passive indicative tell you the person and number of the subject, but not the gender.
False
Daily Septuple!
Propter verba pulchrē scrīpta poēta bonus aurō est dōnātus ac laudātus.
On account of the words written beautifully, the good poet was rewarded with gold and praised.
iūs, iūris n.
right, law; judgment; court
or gravy!
every, all
omnis, omne
iussae sumus
1st person plural feminine, perfect passive indicative
True or False:
The perfect passive is formed with a tense marker ("infix") at the end of the stem.
False
Bellum ā Rōmānīs gestum erit.
The war will have been waged by the Romans.
timor, timōris m.
fear
king
rēx, rēgis m.
scriptum est
3rd person singular neuter, perfect passive indicative
Daily Double!
What two English helping verbs are used in translating the Latin pluperfect passive?
to have; to be
The fatherland has been captured by harsh bears.
vīvō, vīvere, vīxī, vīctūrus
to live, be alive
song, poem
carmen, carminis n.
sēnsa eris
2nd person singular feminine, future perfect passive indicative
What helping verb is used in forming the perfect passive in Latin?
sum, esse
Ō nauta, missus es ex Italiā propter invidiam virī.
O sailor, you have been sent out of Italy on account of the man's resentment.
ingēns, ingentis
huge, vast; remarkable
sea
mare, maris, -ium n.
audīta erunt
3rd person plural neuter, future perfect passive indicative
Compose a short sentence that uses an impersonal perfect passive verb.
Good job!
Poēta multa verba dē patriā scrībēbat quoniam ā rēgīnā iussus erat.