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15 Cards in this Set
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Subject
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Infinitive used as subject
Dolere est malum To hurt is bad To hurt is the infinitive subject |
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Complementary infinitive
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Hoc dicere possum.
i can say this. say is the complementary infinitive |
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Historical infinitive
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In narration, a present infinitive is used in place of an imperfect indicative
Pars cedere, alii insequi. When the |
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Indirect discourse / statement
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Verb in the indirect statement is in the infinitive
Dixi me ad urbem venire. I said I was going to the city was going is the verb in the indirect statement |
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Attributive (participle)
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Using the verb as an adjective
"ing" or "ed" in English Aegrum et flagrantem animum habet He has a sick and a passionate mind. |
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Predicate (participle)
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Like the above, but can be translated with "while." Attributive can't be.
Puella, in casam veniens, gaudebat. The girl,coming into cottage, was glad. |
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Gerunds and Gerundives
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Let's go, yeah.
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Passive Periphrastic Construction
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Used in the "must be," "have to be" clause
Hi libri nobis legendi sunt. Those books must be destroyed by us. legendi sunt is the passive periphrastic |
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Objective genitive
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The gerundive or gerund used as the objective genitive
Amorem pugnandi habuit He has a love of fighting. pugnandi is the objective genitive |
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Genitive expressing purpose
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If you see a genitive gerundive / gerund and causa.
Utitur voce dicendi causa. He uses his voice for the purpose of talking. dicendi causa is the gendive genitive of purpose |
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Datives with special verbs
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Some verbs followed by "for" in english will use the dative to indicate purpose?
studuimus legendo We desire for reading |
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Accusative expressing purpose
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"Verb to purpose' with the purpose in gerundive / gerund accusative
Ii Romam ad requiescendum. Those people came to Rome to rest. to rest is the accusative of purpose |
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Ablative of means
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Illa fiet regina aeque regendo
That woman became queen by means of ruling equally regendo is the ablative of means |
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Supines
Accusative of purpose |
something to "supine" to denote purpose
Eo visum meos amicos. To see my friends in his house. to see is the supine |
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Albative of specification
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The adjective modifies the supine(verb) to describe the action.
Mirabile dictu! Amazing to say! |
