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Third Declension Accusative and Genitive Posted by kunthra on Jul 28, 2010
Let’s do some translation practice and learn about the third declension accusative and genitive endings. The answers will be provided below : 1) Canis servat rēgem 2) Mīlitēs et cūstōdēs hostem vident (mīles = soldier. Hostis = enemy) 3) Gladiātōrēs leōnēs pugant (leō = lion) 4) Uxor vigilis ad fōntem ambulat (uxor = wife. Vigil = watchman…
More on the Third Declension Nominative Posted by kunthra on Jul 16, 2010
Continuing from the last lesson, there are also third declension nouns neuter nouns that end in –t : Caput movet = the head moves (caput = head.) There are also neuter nouns that end in –c : Lac appōnit = the milk was set before (the table). (lac = milk. Appōnere = to set before…
The Nominative Singular of the Third Declension Posted by kunthra on Jul 7, 2010
The singular nominative of the third declension can end in –s : Cūstōs servat pīrātam = The jailer is guarding the pirate. (cūstōs = jailer. Servāre = to guard) Normally third declension masculine nouns in the singular nominative end in –s, but that’s not to say that all third declension nouns that end in –s…
Prepositions Posted by kunthra on Jun 25, 2010
Can you spot the preposition in this sentence? Nautae circum īnsulam nāvigant = The sailors are sailing around the island The preposition here is circum. In this case, the word modified to circum is used in the accusative. That’s because cicum is one of those prepositions that use the accusative. Now try spotting the prepostion…
The Third Conjugation Posted by kunthra on Jun 19, 2010
Third conjugation verbs can be distinguished by their –ere ending. The following endings belong to the third conjugation : I : –ō You : –is He/She/It : –it We : –imus You all : –itis They : –unt Now that you have these endings, conjugate this third conjugation verb : incolere (to inhabit, to dwell) Here…
Adjectives Posted by kunthra on Jun 13, 2010
Here are two sentences with adjectives. Can you spot the difference in each sentence? 1) Porta est alta = The gate is high. (Porta = gate. Alta = high.) 2) Portae sunt altae = The gates are high. In the first sentence, porta and alta are in the singular, but in the second sentence, they…
The Genitive of the Second Declension Posted by kunthra on Jun 7, 2010
The genitive of the singular of the second declension ends in –ī. Scapha puerī in īnsulā est = The boy’s boat is on the island. The plural nominative of the second declension also ends in –ī, but since the way the plural nominative functions in the sentence is very different from the singular genitive of…