A Student's Latin Grammar

Front 1

p. 53.1 castra hostium

Back 1

camp of the enemy
enemy's camp

gen. of possession

Front 2

p. 53.2 vir sexaginta annorum

Back 2

man of sixty years

gen. of description

Front 3

p. 53.3 immemor periculi

Back 3

forgetful of danger

gen. with adj.

Front 4

p. 53.4 satis pecuniae

Back 4

enough money

partitive gen.

Front 5

obliviscor patriae

Back 5

I forget my fatherland

verb takes direct object in the dative case

Front 6

honores parvi aestimo

Back 6

I consider honors of little value

gen. of value

Front 7

p. 55.1

iuvenis patri aurum tradidit.

Back 7

The young man handed over the gold to his father.

patri -- dat. indirect object

Front 8

p. 55.2

captivis parcere nolo.

Back 8

I refuse to spare the prisoners.

captivis -- dat. parcere takes a direct object in the dat.

Front 9

p. 55.3

ille centurio militibus odio est.

Back 9

That centurion is hateful towards the soldiers.

militibus odio

double dative

Front 10

p. 55.4

est mihi navis ingens.

Back 10

There is to me a huge ship. [I have a huge ship].

mihi
dat. of possession

Front 11

p. 55.5

ancilla hospitibus vinum effundebat.

Back 11

The slave woman poured wine for the guests.

hospitibus

dat. of advantage

Front 12

p. 55.6

medico confidimus.

Back 12

We trust the doctor.

medico

confido takes a direct object in the dat.

Front 13

p. 55.7

latro mercatori denarios eripuit.

Back 13

The robber snatches away the coins from the merchant.

mercatori

dat. of disadvantage or
dat. of separation

Front 14

p. 58.2

quinto die amicus advenit

Back 14

The friend returned on the fifth day.

quinto die

abl. time when

Front 15

p. 58.3

octo annos senex in urbe habitabat.

Back 15

The old man was living in the city for eight years.

octo annos

acc. duration of time

Front 16

p. 58.4

secunda hora e lecto surrexi.

Back 16

secunda hora

abl. time when

Front 17

p. 57.1

servus, vulnere impeditus, currrere non poterat

Back 17

The slave, delayed by a wound, was not able to run.

vulnere

abl. of means

Front 18

p. 55.1

iuvenis patri aurum tradidit.

Back 18

The young man handed over the gold to his father.

patri -- dat. indirect object

Front 19

p. 55.2

captivis parcere nolo.

Back 19

I refuse to spare the prisoners.

captivis -- dat. parcere takes a direct object in the dat.

Front 20

p. 55.3

ille centurio militibus odio est.

Back 20

That centurion is hateful towards the soldiers.

militibus odio

double dative

Front 21

p. 55.4

est mihi navis ingens.

Back 21

There is to me a huge ship.

mihi
dat. of possession

Front 22

p. 55.5

ancilla hospitibus vinum effundebat.

Back 22

The slave woman poured wine for the guests.

hospitibus

dat. of advantage

Front 23

55.3 senex ingenti corpore prope ianuam stabat.

Back 23

The old man with a huge body was standing near the door.

ingenti corpore -- abl. of description

Front 24

55.4 sexto die nuntus ad villam venit.

Back 24

On the 6th day, the messenger came to our house.

sexto die -- abl. time when

Front 25

55.5 haec puella multo callidior omnibus sororibus est.

Back 25

This girl is much smarter than all of her sisters.

multo -- abl. degree of difference

omnibus sororibus -- abl. of comparison

Front 26

55.6 boudica regina, Britanni rebellionem contra Romanos fecerunt.

Back 26

When Boudica was queen, the Britions rebelled against the Romans.

Boudica regina -- abl. absolute

Front 27

55.7 totum templum flammis consumptum est.

Back 27

The whole temple was consumed by the flames.

flammis -- abl. of means

Front 28

55.8 amicus noster summa laude dignus erat.

Back 28

Our friend was worthy of the greatest praise.

summa laude -- abl. with adjective (dignus)

Front 29

55.9 te duce, hostes facile vincemus!

Back 29

With you as leader, we will easily defeat the enemies.

Front 30

59.2 mercatores, ex Italia profecti, in Sicilia duos menses manserunt.

Back 30

The merchants, having set out from Italy, stayed in Sicily for two months.

duos menses -- acc. duration of time

Front 31

59.3 pater tuus heri rure abiit, ut pompam Romae spectaret.

Back 31

Your father went away from the countryside yesterday, in order to see a procession at Rome.

rure -- abl. place from where
Romae -- locative

Front 32

59.4 hodie domi laboro; cras tamen iter Athenas faciam.

Back 32

Today I work at home, tomorrow, however, I will make a journey to Athens.

domi -- locative
Athenas -- acc. place to which

Front 33

59.5 nuntii prima luce Pompeiis discesserunt et Romam contenderunt.

Back 33

At the first light, the messengers left from Pompeii and hurried to Rome.

prima luce -- abl. time when
Pompeiis -- abl. place from which
Romam -- acc. place to which

Front 34

59.6 centurio, Devae in pugna vulneratus, in Galliam redire temptavit;
Londinii autem mortuus est.

Back 34

The centurion, injured in a battle at Devon, tried to return into Gaul, but died in London.

Devae -- locative
Londinii -- locative

Front 35

mox frater meus Romam reveniet.

Back 35

Soon my brother will return to Rome.

Romam -- acc. place to which

Front 36

puer infelix sub arbore duas horas sedebat.

Back 36

The unlucky boy was sitting under the tree for two hours.

duas horas -- acc. duration of time

Front 37

in agro equum quinque pedes altum videre potes

Back 37

You are able to see in the field a horse five feet high.

quinque pedes -- acc. of measure

Front 38

mercator gladios novos in via vendebat.

Back 38

The merchant was selling new swords in the street.

gladios novos -- acc. direct object

Front 39

summa celeritate cucurrit.

Back 39

He ran with the greatest speed.

summa celeritate -- abl. of manner

Front 40

me gladio vulneravit.

Back 40

He wounded me with a sword

gladio -- abl. of means

Front 41

Quintus puer magno ingenio est.

Back 41

Quintus is a boy of great intelligence.

magno ingenio -- abl. of characteristic

Front 42

me curå liberavit.

Back 42

He freed me from care.

curå -- abl. of separation.

Front 43

terrå marique pugnabant.

Back 43

They were fighting on land and sea.

terrå marique -- abl. place where