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Direct Object of the Second Declension Posted by 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…

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Direct Objects Posted by on Mar 15, 2010

As promised, here are the answers from the previous post: (The answers will be after the colon) (1) cōgitās (cōgitāre = to think) : You think, you do think, you are thinking (2) dubitō (dubitāre = to doubt) : I doubt, I do doubt, I am doubting (3) labōrāmus (labōrāre = to labor/work) : We work, We do work, We are working…

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