LATIN II MIDTERM STUDY GUIDE – revised 06/27/11
I. NOUNS
Fill in the following chart for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd declension nouns.
Case
1st
2nd
3rd
Nominative
Genitive
Dative
Accusative
Ablative
Vocative
Nominative
Genitive
Dative
Accusative
Ablative
Vocative
What is the function of each of the following cases in a Latin sentence?
Nominative (2 functions)
1. __________________________________________________________
2. ______________________________________________________________
Dative
1. __________________________________________________________
2. ____________________________________________________________
Accusative (2 fucntions)
1. ______________________________________________________________
2. ______________________________________________________________
Ablative - ________________________________________________________
SID SPACE mnemonic:
sine in de sub pro a/ab cum e/ex –
Vocative - _______________________________________________________
II. VERBS
Irregular Verbs
Fill in the principal parts of the verb volo, _____________, ______________ (to want).
In the space below, conjugate volo in the present tense.
Singular
1st person
2nd person
3rd person
Plural
Fill in the principal parts of the verb nolo, ___________, ______________ (to not want).
In the space below, conjugate nolo in the present tense.
Singular
Plural
1st person
2nd person
3rd person
Fill in the principal parts of the verb possum, ___________, ___________ (to be able).
In the space below, conjugate possum in the present tense.
Singular
Plural
1st person
2nd person
3rd person
In the space below, conjugate possum in the imperfect tense.
Singular
Plural
1st person
2nd person
3rd person
These irregular verbs are usually followed by a ___________________ infinitive.
Fill in the principal parts of the verb eo, _____________, ______________ (to go).
In the space below, conjugate eo in the present tense.
Singular
Plural
1st person
2nd person
3rd person
Infinitive
The present active infinitive is the ________________ principal part of a verb.
The present active infinitive is translated ___________________.
e.g. ambulare _____________________
e.g. esse _________________________
The _________________ principal part of a verb tells us its conjugation.
1st conjugation _______________________________
2nd conjugation _______________________________
3rd conjugation ________________________________
4th conjugation ________________________________
Pluperfect Tense
The pluperfect active tense is formed by adding ____________ and the personal
endings to the ________________ stem. The pluperfect active is translated with the
English helping verb ____________.
e.g. ambulaverat ________________________
III. Pronouns
Relative pronouns introduce _____________________ clauses. Relative pronouns
agree with their _______________________ in ____________________ and
_______________ but not case. The case of a relative pronoun is determined by its use
in its own clause.
Nom
Gen
Dat
Acc
Abl
Nom
Gen
Dat
Acc
Abl
IV. PREPOSITIONS
Give the meaning of the following prepositions.
per: ____________________ prope: _______________________
apud: ___________________ trans: ________________________
All of the above prepositions are followed by nouns or pronoun
____________________ case.
V. ADJECTIVES
Adjectives must agree with their nouns in _______________, _____________, and
_______________.
A 1st /2nd declension adjective such as magnus,-a,-um and miser, misera, miserum will
have 1st declension endings on the feminine and 2nd declension on the masculine.
A 3rd declension adjective such as fortis, fortis, forte will have 3rd declension adjective
endings for both masculine and feminine forms. 3rd declension adjective endings are the
same as 3rd declension noun endings with 2 exceptions
1. _________________________________________________________________
2. _________________________________________________________________
VI. QUESTION WORDS
Write in the blank the intended use of each interrogative and a Latin example.
-ne: _________________________________________________________
nonne: _______________________________________________________
num: _________________________________________________________
VII. Common Phrases, Quotes, and Abbreviations