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72 Cards in this Set
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abeo, -ire, -ii (-ivi), -itus
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go away, depart
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adversus, -a, -um
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opposite, hostile, adverse
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alienus, -a, -um
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belonging to another, strange, out of place
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amitto, -ere, -misi, -missus
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let go, lose
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aperio, -ire, -ui, apertus
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open
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causa, -ae, F.
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cause, reason
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causa (preceded by the genitive)
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for the sake of
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cottidie or cotidie (adv.)
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daily
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decorus, -a, -um
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fitting, suitable; handsome
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desum, -deesse, defui, --
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be missing, fail (often + dat.)
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disco, -ere, didici, --
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learn
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frustra (adv.)
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in vain
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infirmus, -a, -um
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weak, unhealthy
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instituo, -ere, -ui, -utus
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set (up), establish, arrange
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What will give a false indication in a Continuous Loop fire detector?
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short
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labor, labi, lapsus sum
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slip, glide, fall
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lex, legis, F.
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law
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libenter (adv.)
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freely, willingly, gladly
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licet, -ere, -uit (licitum est)
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it is permitted
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miseret, -ere, -uit (miseritum est)
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it pities, it moves to pity
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necesse (indeclinable adj.)
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necessary
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oportet, -ere, -uit, --
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it is necessary, it is proper
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paenitet, -ere, -uit, --
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it repents
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piget, -ere, -uit (pugitum est)
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it disgusts
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pudet, -ere, -uit (puditum est)
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it shames
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refert, -ferre, -tulit, --
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it is of importance
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scriptor, -oris, M.
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writer
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sto, stare, steti, status
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stand
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studiosus, -a, -um
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fond of, partial to, studious (+gen.)
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sustineo, -ere, -tinui, -tentus
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support, maintain
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taedet, -ere, -uit (taesum est)
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it bores, it disgusts
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utilis, -e
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useful, beneficial
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vel (conj.)
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or
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vel...vel
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either...or
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vetus, -eris
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old
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violo (1)
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do violence to, break (an agreement, the law)
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What are the forms of the gerund? (use: deligere)
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deligere: choose
(Nom. deligere choosing) Gen. deligendi Dat. deligendo Acc. deligendum Abl. deligendo |
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define a gerund:
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a verbal noun
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define a gerundive:
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a verbal adjective
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'Legendo' legere discimus
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We learn to read 'by (means of) reading.' (ablative of means)
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Cupidus 'legendi' est.
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He is desirous 'of reading' (objective genitive with cupidus)
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'Duci' libenter 'parendo' fortiores fiemus.
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'By obeying the leader willingly', we shall become stronger. (Ablative of means; intransitive berb governing dative)
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Which has no plural, the gerund or the gerundive?
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the gerund
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'Libros legendo' legere discimus.
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'By reading books' we learn to read. (gerund)
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'Libris legendis' legere discimus.
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'By means of books to-be-read' we learn to read; 'by reading books' we learn to read. (gerundive)
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Cupidus 'libros legendi' est.
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He is desirous 'of reading books.' (gerund)
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Cupidus 'librorum legendorum' est.
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He is desirous 'of books-to-be read'; he is desirous 'of reading books'
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'Ad legendum' venit
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He comes 'to (towards) reading, for the purpose of reading, in order to read' (The Gerund and Gerundive Used to Express Purpose)
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'Ad legendum libros' venit.
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He comes to read books (The Gerund can take a direct object) (The Gerund and Gerundive Used to Express Purpose)
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'Ad libros legendos' venit.
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(the gerundive construction is preferred in Latin) He comes 'to (towards) books to-be-read; he comes 'for the purpose of reading books' (The Gerund and Gerundive Used to Express Purpose)
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'Legendi causa' venit.
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He comes 'for the sake of reading'; he comes to read (Genitive Followed by 'causa')
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Libros 'legendi causa' venit.
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He comes 'for the sake of reading'; he comes 'to read' (Genitive Followed by 'causa')
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'Librorum legendorum causa' venit.
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He comes 'for the sake of reading books' (Genitive Followed by 'causa') Again: the Gerundive is preferred in Latin
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Multa videndi causa venit
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He comes to see many things.
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Multorum videndorum causa venit.
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He comes to see many things (or) men.
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Venit ut libros legat
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He comes 'in order that he may read' books
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Oportet 'me abire'.
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I must go away.
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Necesse est 'me abire'.
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I must go away.
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Licet 'me abire'.
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I can go away.
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Necess est 'mihi abire'.
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It is necessary 'for me to go away'
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Licet 'mihi abire'
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It is permitted 'for me to go away'
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Necesse est (ut) abeam.
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It is necessary 'that I go away'
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Licet (ut) abeam.
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It is permitted 'that I go away'
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Miseret 'me doloris'
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It pities 'me of (his) grief; I pity (hi) grief.
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Paenitet 'me sceleris'
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I am sorry for '(my) crime'
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'Legere' me taedet.
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Reading bores me.
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Me paenitet 'quod tanta scelera in hac civitate facta sunt'
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I am sorry that such great crimes have been committed in this state.
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'Hoc' me pudet
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'This' shames me; I am ashamed 'of this'
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'Ducis' interest (refert) opus 'conficere'.
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It is in the interest 'of the leader to complete (his) work.'
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'Ducis' interest (refert) 'ut' celeriter 'abeas'.
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It is in the interest 'of the leader that you go away quickly'
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'Hoc ducis' interest (refert).
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'This' is in the interest 'of the leader'.
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'Mea' interest (refert) ut celeriter abeas.
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It is of interest (with respect to my affair) 'to me' that you go away quickly
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