Archive for 'Latin Language'
The Ablative Case : From Posted by kunthra on Apr 25, 2010
ā or ab can mean “from”. Can you tell when to use which from the two examples below? (1) Fēmina ā casā ad castrum aquam portat = The woman is carrying water from the house to the castle. (2) Puella ab īnsulā ad actam natat = The girl is swimming from the island to the seashore. In…
To, Toward Posted by kunthra on Apr 19, 2010
The prepostition “ad” can mean “to” or “toward”. When using “ad”, the word it refers to will be in the accusative form. Ad silvam ambulō. (silva = forest) The answer to the Latin phrase above is, “I am walking to the forest”. Silva ends in -am because it’s in the accusative form. Try translating these sentences…
Direct Object of the Second Declension Posted by kunthra on Apr 16, 2010
The direct object of the second declension will have a different ending from the direct object of the first declension. That’s why Latin can be so challenging. The singular accusative (direct object) of the second declension will have a -um ending Cervus campum dēlet. (dēlēre = to destroy. campus = camp, field) Since “campum” ends…
Latin Adverbs Posted by kunthra on Apr 10, 2010
Saepe means “often” in Latin. Now that you know this, try translating this sentence : Betulās saepe necō. (betula = birch tree) The answer is : I often kill birch trees. Let’s look at another adverb : semper. Semper = always. Try translating this sentence : Pīrāta semper pugnat nautam. The answer is : The…
Direct Object Plurals Posted by kunthra on Apr 7, 2010
To form the direct object plural of first declension masculine words like “nauta” use the ending – ās : Spectō nautās = I am watching the sailors Now try translating these sentences : (1) Stellās numerant. (numerāre = to count. stella = star) (2) Aedificātis casās et schaphās. (3) Portās tabulās. (tabula = writing tablet) The answers are…
Answers to Quiz Posted by kunthra on Apr 1, 2010
As promised, the answers are in bold : (1) Dictātor es. (You are a dictator) (2) Adulēscēns nōn sum. (I am not an adolescent) (3) Sumus deae. (We are goddesses) (4) Nōn sum ego servus. (I am not a servant) (5) Vir est hōmo. (The man is a human being) (6) Puer nōn est medicus. (The boy is…
Quiz Posted by kunthra on Mar 30, 2010
Every month, I’ll try to post a quiz on everything that we learned, so that you won’t forget all that you’ve learned! Here’s a quiz of all that we learned so far, and the answers will be posted in the next post: (1) Dictātor es. (2) Adulēscēns nōn sum. (3) Sumus deae. (4) Nōn sum…