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Hobbitvs Ille: Part IV Posted by on Dec 31, 2018

Homework Just in case you are catching this post late. We are on the final translation of the first sentence  from the beginning of Hobbitvs Ille: in foramine terrae habitabat *hobbitus: nec foedum,sordidum madidumque foramen, nec extremis lumbricorum atque odore caenoso impletum, nec etiam foramen aridum, inane, harenosum, in quo nihil erat ad considendum aut edendum aptum; immo…

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Second Conjugation Suffix -sī and -xī Posted by on Aug 26, 2009

Today, we’ll look at the second conjugation of Latin verbs that have the sī and xī in the suffix of the perfect tense. In particular, let’s look at the verb augēre (to increase, inlarge). First, the active: augeō augēs auget augēmus augētis augent Now the passive form: augeor augēris augētur augēmur augēminī augentur

Second Conjugation Posted by on Aug 23, 2009

Here are the second conjugation verbs that end in vī in the in the perfect tense. The verb below will be the present tense active endings in the singular and plural. dēlēre = to destroy dēleō dēlēs dēlet dēlēmus dēlētis dēlent And now in the passive present endings: dēleor dēlēris dēlētur dēlēmur dēlēmini dēlentur

Second Conjugation in the Passive Posted by on Aug 20, 2009

These verbs have the suffix ūi in the perfect tense of the second conjugation. Verbs that belong in this category are considered regular. We looked at these verbs in the active tense, now we’ll look at these verbs in the passive. Tenēre : to hold, to keep teneor tenēris tenētur tenētur tenēmur tenēminī tenentur terrēre…

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