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In Latin, Verbs have endings just like nouns.They are called personal endings and each ending
actually means something . . . .
Chapter 3 - Verbs
Personal Endings
nt - they
o - I
s - you
t– he, she, it
mus - we
tis – you (pl)
How do you translate present tense verbs?
There are THREE ways!
e.g. (exempli gratia – for example)Narro – the ‘o’ on the end means “I”
It can be translated- I tell, I am telling . . .
or I do tell
To get the present stem, take the –re off the second principal part:
narra -
narro, narrāre, narrāvi, narrātus
Narro – I tell.Narrās – you tell
Narrāt – he, she, it tells
First Conjugation
Narrāmus – we tellNarrātis – You guys tell Narrānt – they
tell
To get the present stem, take the –re off the second principal part:
vidē -
video, vidēre, vidi, visus
video – I seevidēs – you seevidēt – he, she, it
sees
Second Conjugation
vidēmus – we seevidētis – You guys see vidēnt – they see
So, let’s translate some verbs . . .
ambulāntThey walkThey are walkingThey do walk
vidēsYou see
You are seeingYou do see
The Tiber River, the river thatRuns through Rome.
To be - sum, esse, fui, futurus
One common verb is irregular and needs to be memorized. It is the verb . . ..
sum – I am
sumus – we areestis – you are
es - you are
sunt - they are
est – he, she, it is