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16 Cards in this Set
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Dēbētis, amīcī, dē populō Romano cogitare
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Friends, you ought to think of the Roman people.
(debētis is a modal auxiliary, which probably explains its position; dē takes ablative, thus "populo Romano") |
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Maecēnās, amīcus Augustī, mē in numero amīcōrum habet.
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Maecenas, friend of Augustus, numbers me among his friends.
(literally. "...has me in the number of his friends".) |
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Libellus meus et sententiae meae vītās virōrum monet.
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My little book and my opinions guide the lives of friends.
(vitās is acc. s., thus the object; virōrem is gen. s. thus "of men) |
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Paucī virī sapientiae student.
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Few men are eager for wisdom. (studiare takes the dative, thus "sapientiae")
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Fortūna adversa virum magnae sapientiae nōn terret.
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Adverse fortune does not frighten a man of great wisdom.
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Cimōn, vir magnae fāmae, magnam benevolentium habet.
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Cimon, a man of great fame, has great benevolence.
(an example of apposition) |
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Semper avārus egit.
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A greedy man is always in need.
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Nūlla cōpia pecūniae avārum virum satiat
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No abundance of money satisfies greed.
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Pecūnia avārum irritat, non satiat.
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Money excites, rather than satisfies greed.
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Sēcrētē amīcōs admonē; laudā palam.
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Warn friends in secret; praise openly.
Both laudā and admonē are imperative. |
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Modum tenēre dēbēmus
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We ought to practice moderation.
(literally: "We ought to have moderation") |
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What is the gender of second declension nouns, and what are the nom. s. endings?
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Regularly, 2nd dec. nouns are masculine or neuter (masculines are covered in this lesson, neuters in the next). The nom. s. of most end in "us". A few end in "er".
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Decline "amicus magnus".
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amīcus magnus amīcī magnī
amīci magnī amīcorum magnōrum amīco magnō amīcīs magnīs amīcum magnum amīcos magnōs amīco magnō amīcīs magnīs amīce magne amīcī magnī |
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Decline "puer" and "ager".
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puer ager
pueri agri puero agro puerum agrum puero agro puer ager |
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What is the syntactical difference between "puer" and "ager"?
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"Puer" retains the "e" in its base, "ager, ager does not.
Learn both the nom. and gen.: pure, pueri and ager, agri. |
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How do you say: "What are you doing today"
Give examples of some Latin mottoes. |
Quid agis/agitis hodie?
Semper paratus (Coast Guard): always ready. Semper fidelis (USMC): always faithful |
