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Latin II Final guide
I. Grammar Define the following terms:
Term Definition
Accusative The case used to indicate direct objects or the object of certain prepositions.
Action verb A verb which implies doing something. Not a linking verb!
Adjective Modifies (describes) a noun. Nouns and adjectives agree in number, gender, and case.
Adverb A word or phrase modifying (describing) an adjective, verb or other adverb. Many in English end in –ly, but not all of them!
CaseRefers to the declined forms (or variations) of a noun, pronoun, or adjective. Different cases indicate different grammatical uses or functions
Conjugation A family of verbs with the same fixed endings.
Conjunction Connects words, phrases, clauses, or sentences
Declension A family of nouns with the same fixed endings. Latin has five noun declensions, but we have studied only the first three.
Direct object Receives the action of the verb. In Latin, direct objects are in the accusative case.
GenderLatin nouns are masculine, feminine, or neuter. Gender is an inherent part of a noun and must be memorized as part of the noun.
Imperative A command. It may be positive or negative. Only used in the 2nd person.
Indirect objectShow to whom or for whom the action of a sentence is intended. Often seen with a verb of giving, saying, showing, or telling.
Indicative The mood of verbs in objective statements.
InfinitiveThe present active infinitive is the second principal part of a verb. The “to…” form. It is the verb without any inflected endings.
Inflection The changing of words to express different grammatical uses.
Interjection A part of speech that may stand alone. It expresses emotion or a reaction.
Linking verb Functions like an equal sign. It ‘equalizes’ a subject and a predicate noun or adjective. It cannot take a direct object.
Macron A mark over a vowel to indicate length.
MoodAn extremely complicated topic. We have learned two moods: the imperative (command) and the indicative. If it isn’t in the imperative, then it is indicative. That is all you need to know.
Nominative The case used to indicate subjects, predicate adjectives, and predicate nominatives.
Noun A person (Caecilius / vir), place (villa), thing (poculum), or idea/quality (veritas)
Number Singular or plural
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Term Definition
Object of prepositionThe noun or pronoun following a preposition. The preposition and noun/pronoun make up a prepositional phrase. The object of the preposition will be in the accusative or ablative case.
Person
1st person refers to the speaker (I/we). 2nd person refers to the person to whom the speaker is speaking (you). 3rd person refers to someone about whom the speaker is speaking (he/she/it/they)
Predicate nominative/noun, adjective Follows a linking verb. Must be in the nominative case.
PrepositionPrepositions show relationships between words in the sentence. Prepositions in Latin are followed by a noun or a pronoun in the accusative or ablative case.
PronounTakes the place of a noun. It may be declined. This year, we have learned the forms of “I” and “you” in the singular and plural.
Subject The performer of the action in a sentence (with an active verb). In Latin, the subject is indicated by the nominative case.
TenseIndicates when an action took place. Latin has six tenses: the present, imperfect, future, perfect, pluperfect, future perfect, and pluperfect.
Vocative Case of direct address
VoiceIf the subject does the action of the verb, the verb is said to be in the active voice. If the subject has the action of the verb done to it, the verb is said to be in the passive voice.
II. Nouns A. Cases & Grammatical functions
Nominative is used for subjects and predicate nouns & adjectives. N.B. Predicate nouns and adjectives follow linking verbs, e.g. sum esse fuī futurus “to be.”
Genitive provides the noun stem, quantity/partitive and shows possession.
e.g. oculī monstrī flammās emittēbant. The eyes of the monster were sending out flames.
turba ancillārum ā Quīntō fūgērunt. The crowd of slave-girls fled from Quintus.
Dative is used for indirect objects: indirect objects answer the questions to whom/what or for whom or what something is given, shown, told etc. N.B. Verbs obstō, appropinquō, promittō, studeō, pareō, resistō, confidō, noceō, persuadeō, praesum, faveō, placeō and crēdō take a direct object in the dative case.
Certain adjectives require the dative case in order to complete their meaning in phrases, e.g. necesse, decorum, facile, difficile, commodum, fidelis.
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Accusative is used for direct objects: direct objects answer the questions whom or what after the action verb. The accusative case is also used as the object of many prepositions.
apud among/at the house of post behind/after
ad to prope near
per through in + Acc. into/onto
ante before
Ablative case is used with certain prepositions “SIDSPACE.” N.B. Ab and ex appear before nouns that start with a vowel; a and e appear before nouns that start with a consonant.
sine without sub under
in in, on pro in front of
dē about, down from ā/ab away from
cum with
ē/ex out of, from
Vocative is used for direct address. Fill in rules for forming the vocative case
1. For most nouns, the vocative is the same as the nominative
2. For 2nd declension nouns ending in -us, the vocative ends in e For 2nd declension nouns ending in -ius, the vocative ends in ī
3. The vocative case often appears with the imperative mood of the verb.
4. Give the singular and plural vocative for son filī (singular) filiī(plural)
5. Give the vocative for Rufus Rufe
B. Fill in the following charts with the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th declension endings.
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Nouns of the first declensions are generally feminine gender;
second declension nouns are masculine and neuter gender;
third declension nouns are masculine , feminine, and neuter genders;
fourth declension nouns are masculine and neuter ; and
fifth declension nouns are generally feminine gender.
From a noun’s principal parts, determine the declension from the genitive singular and the stem/base.
Neuter nouns have the same endings in the nominative and accusative cases
the nominative and accusative plural always end in the letter a ; and
neuter nouns are found in the 2nd , 3rd and 4th declensions.
Decline the following nouns:
donum canis flumenSingular Plural Singular Plural Singular Plural
Nominative donum dona canis canēs flumen flumina
Genitive donī donōrum canis canum fluminis fluminum
Dative donō donīs canī canibus fluminī fluminibus
Accusative donum dona canem canēs flumen flumina
Ablative donō donīs cane canibus flumine fluminibus
Vocative donum dona canis canēs flumen flumina
manus cornu effigiesSingular Plural Singular Plural Singular Plural
Nominative manus manūs cornū cornua effigiēs effigiēs
Genitive manūs manuum cornūs cornuum effigiēī effigiērum
Dative manuī manibus cornū cornibus effigiēī effigiēbus
Accusative manum manūs cornū cornua effigiem effigiēs
Ablative manū manibus cornū cornibus effigiē effigiēbus
Vocative manus manūs cornū cornua effigiēs effigiēs
III. Adjectives modify nouns or pronouns
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Remember that an adjective must agree with the noun that it modifies in number,
gender, and case. There are two categories of adjectives: -us, -a, -um adjectives
use the endings of 1st and 2nd declension. -is, -is, -e adjectives use 3rd declension endings and
change the ablative singular to ī and genitive plural to ium. N.B. Adjectives do not have to agree with the nouns they describe in declension.
Give the masculine, feminine, and neuter forms of laetus, laeta,, laetum and crudelis, crudelis, crudele
Masculine of laetus Feminine of laetus Neuter of laetusSingular Plural Singular Plural Singular Plural
Nominative laetus laetī laeta laetae laetum laetaGenitive laetī laetōrum laetae laetārum laetī laetōrumDative laetō laetīs laetae laetīs laetō laetīsAccusative laetum laetōs laetam laetās laetum laetaAblative laetō laetīs laetā laetīs laetō laetīs
Masculine of crudelis Feminine of crudelis Neuter of crudelis
Singular Plural Singular Plural Singular PluralNominative crudelis crudelēs crudelis crudelēs crudele crudeliaGenitive crudelis crudelium crudelis crudelium crudelis crudeliumDative crudelī crudelibus crudelī crudelibus crudelī crudelibusAccusative crudelem crudelēs crudelem crudelēs crudele crudeliaAblative crudelī crudelibus crudelī crudelibus crudelī crudelibus
Give the correct form of laetus and crudelis to describe the underlined noun. Remember agreement rules – same case, number, and gender. N.B. It does not necessarily mean same ending!
Happy Cruel
1. Quintus _____ erat. laetus crudelis
2. cives _____ leones spectant. laetī crudelēs
3. mercator feminis _____ togas monstravit. laetīs crudelibus
4. Quintus Clementem _____ liberavit. laetum crudelem
5. Quintus Clementi _____ pecuniam dedit. laetō crudelī
6. Grumio ancillae _____ basium dedit. laetae crudelī
7. ancilla _____ Grumionem quoque amat. laeta crudelis
8. Salvius ancillas _____ vituperavit. laetās crudelēs
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9. Salvius servo _____ cibum non dedit. laetō crudelī
10. servus e villā Salvii _____ effugit. laetī crudelis
Adjectives have 3 degrees: positive, comparative, superlative. Give the appropriate translations:
e.g. notus well known notior more well known notissimus very well known
celer quick celerior quicker celerrimus quickest
IV. Pronouns
Fill in the chart below with the correct form of each personal pronoun and their meanings:
Nominative Singular ego – I tu – you Reflexive — selfGenitive Singular XXXXXX XXXXXXX sui
Dative Singular mihi tibi sibi
Accusative Singular mē tē sē
Ablative Singular mē tē sē
Nominative Plural nōs vōs
Genitive Plural XXXXXXX XXXXXXXX
Dative Plural nōbīs vōbīs sibi
Accusative Plural nōs vōs sē
Ablative Plural nōbīs vōbīs sē
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Relative clauses are introduced by relative pronouns. Relative pronouns refer back to the antecedent, a noun which came before. Relative clauses provide more information about the antecedent. They are
translated as who, whose, whom, that, or which.
Relative pronouns agree with their antecedent in number and gender only.
They take their case from how it is used in the relative clause.
Fill in the chart with the forms of the relative pronoun.
Singular Plural
Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative quī quae quod quī quae quae
Genitive cuius cuius cuius quōrum quārum quōrum
Dative cui cui cui quibus quibus quibus
Accusative quem quam quod quōs quās quae
Ablative quō quā quō quibus quibus quibus
hic, haec, hoc and ille, illa, illud are demonstratives. They can be used as quibus, which
means they modify a noun, or as pronouns, which means they take the place of a noun . In
both cases, they follow the same rule as adjective agreement, which states that modify nouns in number, gender, and case . hic, haec, hoc is translated as
this or these; ille, illa, illud is translated as that or those.
Write out the forms of hic, haec, hoc and ille, illa, illud in the charts below.
Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative hic haec hoc ille illa illudGenitive huius huius huius illius illius illiusDative huic huic huic illī illī illī
Accusative hunc hanc hoc illum illam illud
Ablative hōc hāc hōc illō illā illō
Nominative hī hae haec illī illae illaGenitive hōrum hārum hōrum illōrum illārum illōrum
Dative hīs hīs hīs illīs illīs illīs
Accusative hōs hās haec illōs illās illa
Ablative hīs hīs hīs illīs illīs illīs
Tell the case, number, and gender of the demonstrative(s) in each sentence. Then translate.
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1. Rufilla hanc ancillam semper vituperat, sed illos servos saepe laudat.
Acc, fem, sing / acc, masc, pl: Rufilla scolds this slave-girl; but she often praise those slaves.
2. Bregans in hāc villā habitare non vult.
Abl, fem, sing: Bregans does not want to live in this house.
3. Quintus his templis appropinquavit.
Dat, neuter, pl: Quintus neared those temples.
4. Clemens haec templa non visitavit sed semper ad illud templum Isidis venit.
Acc, neuter, pl; acc, neuter sing: Clemens did not visit those temples, but he always comes/came (no long mark, so how do I know?) to that temple of Isis.
5. haec puella semper libros legit sed ille puer numquam legit.
Fem, nom, sing/ masc, nom, sing: This girl always reads books; but that boy never reads.
is, ea, id is the personal pronoun. It is used to replace a noun. It must have
the same case, number, and gender as the noun it replaces. It is translated as he, she, it (or as a weak form of this/that).
Fill in the chart with the forms of the personal pronoun.
Singular Plural
Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative is ea id eī eae ea
Genitive eius eius eius eōrum eārum eōrum
Dative eī eī eī eīs eīs eīs
Accusative eum eam id eōs eās ea
Ablative eō eā eō eīs eīs eīs
Give the correct form of the personal pronoun to replace the underlined nouns.
1. Clemens vinum hospitibus offert. eīs
2. Clemens vinum hospitibus offert. id
3. Clemens vinum hospitibus offert. is
4. Rufilla semper cum Barbillo sermones habebat. ea
5. Rufilla semper cum Barbillo sermones habebat. eō
6. Rufilla Barbillo fabulas narravit. eī
7. Rufilla pecuniam Barbilli cupivit. eius
V. Verbs A. Principal parts
Most regular verbs have four principal parts and you should have a working knowledge of all four.
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Principal part Example UseFirst principal part portō “I carry, do
carry, am carrying”First person singular present active
Second principal part portāre “to carry” Present active infinitive: yields the present active stem used for present and imperfect tenses
active used for imperative active mood identifies the conjugation
Third principal part portāvī “I carried, did carry, have carried”
First person singular perfect: yields perfect active stem used for perfect active tense
Fourth principal part portātus “having been carried”
Perfect passive participle: functions as a verbal adjective used to form Perfect passive tenses
The second principal part has several grammatical functions. Its final three letters will determine to which conjugation the verb belongs.
First conjugation verbs have infinitives which end in -āre. e.g. laudāre Second conjugation verbs have infinitives which end -ēre. e.g. vidēre Third conjugation verbs have infinitives which end in -ere. e.g. dūcere Fourth conjugation verbs have infinitives which end in -īre. e.g. audīre
N.B. Not all verbs are placed into a specific conjugation. Those verbs which are not placed into a specific conjugation are called irregular verbs because their principal parts and/or tense forms do not change in a consistent and predictable manner.
e.g. sum, esse, fuī, futurus possum, posse, potuī, — volō, velle, voluī, — nolō, nolo, noluī, — ferō, ferre, tulī, latus eō, īre, iī, itus
N.B. The following verbs require a complementary infinitive to complete the meaning:
possum , volō , and nolō .
e.g. Salvius Bregantem punīre poterat. Salvius was able to punish Bregans.
B. Conjugating verbs
Conjugate and translate the following tenses for amō, amāre, amāvī, amātus “love.”
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Present Imperfect Perfect Pluperfect/Past Perfect
1st singular amō amābam amāvī amāveram
translation I love, I am loving, I do love
I was loving, I used to love
I loved, I have loved, I did love
I had loved
2nd singular amās amābas amāvīstī amāverās
translation you love, you do love, you are loving
you were loving, you used to love
you loved, you have loved, you did love
You had loved
3rd singular amat amābat amāvit amāverat
translation he/she/it loves, is loving, does love
he/she/it was loving, used to love
he/she/it loved, has loved, did love
He had loved
1st plural amāmus amābamus amāvimus amāverāmus
translation we love, we are loving, we do love
we were loving, we used to love
we loved, we have loved, we did love
We had loved
2nd plural amātis amābatis amāvistis amāverātis
translation you love, you are loving, you do love
you were loving, you used to love
you loved, you have loved, you did love
You had loved
3rd plural amant amābant amāvērunt amāverant
translation they love, they do love, they are loving
they were loving, they used to love
they loved, they have loved, they did
love
They had loved
Conjugate and translate the following tenses for sum, esse, fuī, futurus “be.”
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Present Imperfect Perfect Pluperfect/Past Perfect
1st singular sum eram fuī fueram
translation I am I was I have been I had been
2nd singular es erās fuistī fuerās
translation you are you were you have been you had been
3rd singular est erat fuit fuerat
translation he/she/it is he/she/it was he/she/it has been he/she/it had been
1st plural sumus erāmus fuimus fuerāmus
translation we are we were we have been we had been
2nd plural estis erātis fuistis fuerātis
translation you are you were you have been you had been
3rd plural sunt erant fuērunt fuerant
translation they are they were they have been they had been
Conjugate and translate the following tenses for possum, posse, potuī, — “able.”
Present Imperfect Perfect Pluperfect/Past Perfect
1st singular possum poteram potuī potueram
translation I am able I was able I was/have been able
I had been able
2nd singular potes poterās potuistī potuerās
translation You are able You were able You were/have been able You had been able
3rd singular potest poterat potuit potuerat
translation He is able He were able He was/has been able He had been able
1st plural possumus poterāmus potuimus potuerāmus
translation we are able we were able we were/have been able We had been able
2nd plural potestis poterātis potuistis potuerātis
translation You are able You were able You were/have been able You had been able
3rd plural possunt poterant potuērunt potuerant
translation they are able they were able they were/have been able
They had been able
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Conjugate and translate the following tenses for volō, velle, voluī, — “want, wish.”
Present Imperfect Perfect Pluperfect/Past Perfect
1st singular volō volēbam voluī volueram
translation I want I was wanting I (have) wanted I had wanted
2nd singular vīs volēbās voluistī voluerās
translation You want You were wanting You (have) wanted You had wanted
3rd singular vult volēbat voluit voluerat
translation He wants He was wanting He (has) wanted He had wanted
1st plural volumus volēbāmus voluimus voluerāmus
translation We want We were wanting We (have) wanted We had wanted
2nd plural vultis volēbātis voluistis voluerātis
translation You want You were wanting You (have) wanted You had wanted
3rd plural volunt volēbant voluērunt voluerant
translation They want They were wanting They (have) wanted They had wanted
Conjugate and translate the following tenses for nolō, nolle, noluī, — “not want, wish.”
Present Imperfect Perfect Pluperfect/Past Perfect
1st singular nolō nolēbam noluī nolueram
translation I don’t want I was not wanting I (have) not wanted I had not wanted
2nd singular Non vīs nolēbās noluistī noluerās
translation You don’t want You were not wanting
You (have) not wanted
You had not wanted
3rd singular Non vult nolēbat nvoluit noluerat
translation He doesn’t wants He was not wanting He (has) not wanted He had not wanted
1st plural nolumus nolēbāmus noluimus noluerāmus
translation We don’t want We were not wanting We (have) not wanted
We had not wanted
2nd plural Non vultis nolēbātis noluistis noluerātis
translation You don’t want You were not wanting
You (have) not wanted
You had not wanted
3rd plural nolunt nolēbant noluērunt noluerant
translation They don’t want They were not wanting
They (have) not wanted
They had not wanted
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Present Imperfect Perfect Pluperfect/Past Perfect
translation We go We were going we went/have gone We had gone
2nd plural ītis ībātis iistis ierātis
translation You go You were going You went/have gone You had gone
3rd plural eunt ībant iērunt ierant
translation They go they were going they went/have gone They had gone
C. Imperative Mood (gives a command to one or more person/s.)
Conjugate the imperative forms for the following verbs:
Singular Plural
amō, amāre, amāvī, amātus amā amāte
sedeō, sedēre, sēdī, sessus sedē sedēte
ducō, ducere, duxī, ductus duc(I’m not sure why this was used. It is irregular) ducite
sentiō, sentīre, sensī, sensus sentī sentīte
e.g. dā cibum servō! Give the slave food!
e.g. legite epistulās! Read the letters!
Negative imperatives use the word(s) nōlī/nōlīte with the infinitive.
e.g. Mārce, nōlī bibere aquam! Marcus, don’t drink the water!
puerī, nōlīte currere! Boys, don’t run!
D. Participles
Participles are also known as verbal adjectives because they are part verb and part adjective. Like verbs, they have tense, which tells the time of the verb, and voice. Like
adjectives, they have number, gender, and case, all three of which must agree with the noun that they describe.
Present active participles are formed from the present stem of the verb (1st/2nd principal part). The
nominative singular ends in ns the rest of the forms change this ending to nt and then add 3rd declension endings.
Perfect passive participles are the fourth principal part of verbs. They may often be translated with the ending -ed into English. N.B. They are not always translated with -ed: singed, telled, sinked, thinked.
Give the Present active and Perfect passive Participles for the following verbs and translate.
Present active Translationclamō, clamāre “shout”
clamāns shouting
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Present active Translationterreō, terrēre “scare”
terrēns scaring
garriō, garrīre “gossip”
garriēns gossipping
contendō, contendere “hurry”
contendēns hurrying
capiō, capere – “take”
capiēns taking
Participles are declined like 3rd declension adjectives. Give the forms for laudans, laudantis “praising”
Masculine of laudans Feminine of laudans Neuter of laudans
Singular Plural Singular Plural Singular PluralNominative laudāns laudantēs laudāns laudantēs laudāns laudantiaGenitive laudantis laudantium laudantis laudantium laudantis laudantiumDative laudantī laudantibus laudantī laudantibus laudantī laudantibusAccusative laudantem laudantēs laudantem laudantēs laudāns laudantiaAblative laudante laudantibus laudante laudantibus laudante laudantibus
Underline the participle and connect it to the noun it describes. Then translate each sentence.
1. tum Plancus nobiscum ibat garriens. Then Plancus, talking, was going with us.
2. Ego deum in templum sedentem adorabam. I was worshipping the god sitting in the temple
3. sacerdotes effigiem portantes ad templum contendunt. The priests, carrying the statue, hurry to the temple.
4. Salvius Clementem salutans ridet. Salvius, greeting Clemens, laughs.
5. Salvius Clementem ridentem salutat. Salvius greets the laughing Clemens.
6. dominus latronem e villā servum fugientem necat. The master kills the robber fleeing from the house.
7. servus punitus e villā contendit. The punished slave hurries from the house.
8. Metella in foro ambulans togam Quinto natalem celebranti quaerebat. Metella, walking in the forum, was seeking a toga for Quintus, who was celebrating his birthday.
9. Servi Salvium vulneratum ad villam portaverunt. The slaves carried the wounded Salvius to the house.
VI. Adverbs modify verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs.
Some adverbs come from adjectives. Others are simply exist only as adverbs, e.g. vix, hodie, mox, heri. 1st and 2nd declension adjectives replace -us with -e in order to become adverbs; 3rd declensions add -iter. Many English adverbs end -ly. Superlative adverbs replace -us with -e in order to become adverbs. Comparative adjectives replace -ior with -ius in order to become adverbs.
VII. Prepositions Choose the correct case for the object of the preposition in the following sentences.
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servī lectum ex tricliniō in hortum trahunt.
Quintus canem in viā videt.
Melissa cum Grumione prope theatrum lentē ambulābat.
Bregans apud Salvium lacrimat.
Plancus, a tabernā ambulāns, de templīs narrāvit.
VIII. Dependent clauses
In addition to causal and temporal clauses (introduced by quod and postquam) in Latin 1, relative clauses are also dependent/subordinate. All relative pronouns refer back to a noun in the sentence called the
antecedent. A relative pronoun introduces a relative clause, which provides additional
information about the antecedent. Relative pronouns agree with their antecedents in number
and gender, but their case comes from their grammatical function or use in their own clause.
Connect each relative pronoun with its antecedent (#1-3); select the correct pronoun (#4-5). Translate the sentences into English.
1. Rufilla, quae numquam laeta est, anulum habēre vult.Rufilla, who is never happy, wants to have a ring.
2. rex, cuius servī in fundō laborant, est Cogidubnus. The king, whose slaves work on the farm, is Cogidubnus.
3. rex servum, quī in hortō laborat, laudat. The king praises the slave who works in the garden.
4. ancillae, quās rex vituperat, e villā effugiunt. The slave-girls whom the king scolds flee from the house.
5. templum, cui in Alexandriā appropinquāvī, magnum erat. The temple which we approached in Alexandria was great.
6. subito Salvius servōs, quī non laborabant, punīvit. Suddenly Salvius punished the slaves who were not working.
IX. Quam
With the positive adjective, quam means how. With the comparative adjective, quam means than. With the superlative adverb, quam mean as…as possible. Quam can also be the feminine accusative singular relative pronoun.
e.g. Quam callidus est Quīntus! How clever Quintus is!
e.g. Clēmēns est callidior quam Grumiō. Clemens is smarter than Grumio!
e.g. pūgnāvit quam fortissimē. He fought as bravely as possible.
e.g. puella quam videō est Cornelia. The girl whom I see is Cornelia.
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IX. Interrogatives/Question words
-ne is attached to the first word in a Latin sentence to indicate a simple yes or no question.nōnne is used as an introductory word in a Latin sentence to show the answer is anticipated to be yes.num is used as an introductory word in a Latin sentence to show the answer is anticipated to be no.
e.g. estne Mārcus Rōmānus puer? Is Marcus a Roman boy?
e.g. nōnne est Mārcus Rōmānus puer? Marcus is a Roman boy, isn’t he? /Surely Marcus is a Roman boy?
e.g. num est Mārcus Rōmānus puer? Marcus isn’t a Roman boy, is he? / Surely Marcus is not a Roman boy?
Latin questions can also be introduced by certain adverbs and pronouns.
e.g. quis Who? quid What? ubi Where? cūr Why?
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