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errare humanum est
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to err is human
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esse quam videri
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to be rather than seem to be
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est modus in rebus
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there is a proper measure in things
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dum vita est spes est
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while/where there is life there is hope
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deo volente
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god willing
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ars longa, vita brevis
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art is long, life is short
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verb: to be - present
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sum - I am
es - you are est - he/she/it is sumus - we are estis - you(pl) are sunt - they are |
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verb: to be - imperfect
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eram - I
eras - you erat - he/she/it eramus - we eratis - you(pl) erant - they |
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verb: to be - future
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ero - I
eris - you erit - he/she/it erimus - we eritis - you(pl) erunt - they |
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cena (f)
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dinner/meal
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cibus (m)
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bread/food
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copia (f)
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supply
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epistula (f)
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letter
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filia (f)
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daughter
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filius (m)
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son
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fumentum (n)
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grain
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hortus (m)
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garden
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inopia (f)
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lack
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locus (m)
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place
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luna (f)
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moon
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mensa (f)
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table
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patria (f)
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homeland
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pecunia (f)
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money
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poculum (n)
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cup
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puella (f)
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girl
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puer (m)
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boy
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silva (f)
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forest
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stella (f)
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star
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via (f)
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road
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vinum (n)
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wine
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abesse
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to be absent
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adesse
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to be present
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armare
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to arm, equip
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augere
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to increase
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delere
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to destroy
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exclamare
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to shout out
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gustare
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to taste
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habitare
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to live
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invitare
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to invite
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manere
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to remain
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necare
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to kill
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salutare
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to greet
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tenere
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to hold
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intrare
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to enter
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vituperare
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to curse
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volare
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to fly
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cenare
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to dine
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errare
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to wander/to err
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aut
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or
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and
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non
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not
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saepe
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often
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semper
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always
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sed
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but
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cui bono?
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who benefits?
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curriculum vitae
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the course of one's life
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delerium tremens
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trembling deliriously
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exitus acta probat
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the end justifies the means
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felix qui nihil debet
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happy is he who owes nothing
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habeas corpus
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you may have the body
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mea culpa
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i am to blame
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adjectives
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agree with the nouns they modify in three respects: gender, number, and case (adapt their endings to do so)
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albus
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white
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altus
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high/deep/tall
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angustus
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narrow/steep
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anxius
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worried
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antiquus
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old
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bonus
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good
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clarus
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bright/clear
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densus
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thick/dense
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fidus
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faithful
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ignavus
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lazy/cowardly
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iratus
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angry
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laetus
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happy
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latus
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wide
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longus
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long
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magnus
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big
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malus
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bad, evil
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meus
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my
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motus
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noted/famous
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novus
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new
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parvus
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small
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primus
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first
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secundus
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second
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solus
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alone
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stultus
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stupid
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suus
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his, her, their
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tertius
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third
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tuus
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your (singular)
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verus
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true
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vester, vestra, vestrum
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your (plural)
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decem
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ten
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quinque
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five
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cur
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why
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cras
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tomorrow
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heri
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yesterday
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hodie
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today
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mox
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soon
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ubi
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when/where
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quod
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because
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