Chapter 17
What does neuter mean?
neither masculine nor
feminine
What is the neuter rule?
nominative and accusative are
the same
Nouns we have met so far - fill in the Latin
nominative and genitive for the English
meanings:
2nd declension
help
stick
danger
room
tracks, footprints
vehicle
silence
wagon, cart
3rd declension
journey
murmur, rumble
name
load, burden
time
Activity 1 – Decline the following neuter nouns.
Latin singular
English singular
Latin plural
nom:
gen:
dat:
acc:
abl:
periculum, periculi
tempus, temporis
English plural
II. Verbs
A.
Person and Number
singular
plural
-m = I
1st: -o,
______
-mus = we
______
-s
2nd: ______=
you
-tis = you all
______
-t
-nt = they
3rd: ______
= he, it, she ______
B.
time of the verb __
Tense – _______________
happening now
present tense __________________
singular
plural
1st:
custodio – I guard
custodimus – we guard
2nd:
custodis – you guard
custoditis – you all guard
3rd:
custodit – he, she guards
custodiunt – they guard
an uncompleted past action
imperfect tense ________________________
singular
plural
1st:
custodiebam – I was guarding
custodiebamus – we were guarding
2nd:
custodiebas – you were guarding
custodiebatis – you all were guarding
3rd:
custodiebat – he, she was
custodiebant – they were guarding
guarding
C.
2nd principal part
Infinitive –________________
of the verb
-re and translates to___________
ending in _____,
pernocto
1st principal part
pernoctāre
to spend the night
2nd principal part – infinitive meaning
D.
infinitive:
Imperative – ________________________
command form of the verb
1st conjugation
2nd conjugation
3rd conjugation
4th conjugation
vocāre
sedēre
legere
dormire
sede! – sit!
lege! – read!
dormi! – sleep!
sedete!- sit!
legite!
imperative:
voca! – call!
vocate! – call!
- read! dormite! - sleep!
1.
understood you - singular – you call!
2.
negative - noli! – don’t (sing.) nolite! - don’t! (pl.) + infinitive
noli vocāre! – don’t call
plural – you all call!
nolite vocāre! – don’t call!
Activity 2 – conjugate the following verbs.
Latin - singular
English – singular
Latin – plural
English - plural
1st:
2nd:
3rd:
ludo, ludere
custodio, custodīre
Activity 3 - translate the sentence in present tense, then change the
verb to imperfect and translate the new sentence.
1.
“Cornelia, quid legis?”
“Cornelia, quid __________________?”
2.
“Ita vero, custodio equos in viā.
“Ita vero, _______________ equos in viā.
3.
“Pernoctatisne in cauponā?”
“____________________ in cauponā?”
III.
Irregular Verbs – fill in the infinitive form and
meaning of each verb.
Get out your coral colored irregular verb chart
1st principal part
infinitive
meaning
sum
_____________
____________________
volo
_____________
____________________
fero
_____________
____________________
nolo
_____________
____________________
possum
_____________
____________________
eo
_____________
____________________
duc, dic, fac, and fer have an -e that isn’t there
Fer aquam, serve!
Activity 4 - Change singular to plural and translate
singular
plural
English plural
1.
volo
______________
_______________
2.
non vis ______________
_______________
3.
fert
______________
_______________
4.
eo
______________
_______________
5.
ibat
______________
_______________
6.
vult
______________
_______________
Activity 5 – Change plural to singular and translate
plural
singular
English singular
1.
volunt ______________ ___
____________
2.
ferebant ______________
_______________
3.
eunt
______________
_______________
4.
imus
______________
_______________
5.
nolebatis______________
_______________
6.
ferunt ______________
_______________
Activity 6 – Change from the present to imperfect, or vice versa.
1. vult _________________
4. ferebat __________________
2. ibant ________________
5. it ____________________
3. volebas _______________
6. non vult__________________
Activity 7 – translate the following sentences with irregular
verbs.
1.
In fossam descendere nolo.
2.
Plaustrum onus fert.
3.
Cornelii et Eucleides ad cauponam eunt.
4.
Syrus raedam e fossā extrahere vult.
5.
Cistas ad raedam ferimus.
6.
Ego cum amicis Romam eo.
7.
Aurelia in cauponā pernoctāre non vult.
8.
Noli in cauponam īre, Cornelia!
9.
Fer* aquam, serve! (fer! – bring!)
10.
I, fatue!
Activity 8- Read each question and translate it. Then give an answer
in a complete sentence in Latin.
1. Ubi Sextus manebat?
2. Unde Cornelii veniunt?
3. Cur Romam īre non poterant?
4. Quid fers, Dave?
5. Quid Davus servos et ancillas facere iubebat?
6. Poterasne clamāre?
7. Quo itis, Cornelii?