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CHAPTER 2

9. Possessive Adjective (omission)

10. (Neutral) word order: Transitive Sentence


 SUBJECT - D.O. - Prepositional Phrase - VERB

11. Indicative Present: Simple / Progressive / Emphatic


12. Person / Number: 3rd Sing. (-t) ; 3rd Plur. (-nt) [ex. 3]

13. Case: Gen. [ex. 4]

14. 2nd Declension: Nom. / Acc. / Abl. ; Sing. & Plur.

15. Preposition: in + Acc./Abl.

16. Historical Present


9. Personal Adjective (omission)  used for emphasis only
Puer cum sorore ludit.

A boy is playing with <his> sister.


The boy is playing with <his> sister.

Dominus servōs interfēcit.

A master killed slaves / the slaves / his slaves.


The master killed slaves / the slaves / his slaves.
10. (Neutral) Natural word order:

Subject – D.O. – Prepositional – Verb

Ex. Puella reginam in insulā spectat


11. Indicative Present: Simple / Progressive / Emphatic
12. Person / Number: 3rd Sing. (-t) ; 3rd Plur. (-nt) [ex. 3]
Transitive Verb
- with a D.O. (Acc.)
- I praise…, I read…, I compose…, I see…, I hear…, I give,
Ex.: I praise the words of the poet
I read many books
I composed poems
I see dead people
I smell flowers

Intransitive Verb
- Cannot have a D.O.
- I work, I stand, I walk, I sleep, etc.
Ex. I work hard
I stand in the forum
I walk for 5 hours
I sleep in my bed
I smell bad
11. Indicative Present: Simple / Progressive / Emphatic
Simple: I eat
Progressive: I am eating
Emphatic: I do eat

12. Person / Number: 3rd Sing. (-t) ; 3rd Plur. (-nt) [ex. 3]
1 s. (I) Love 1 s. (Je) Aime
2 s. (You) Love 2 s. (Tu) Aimes
3 s. (S/He, it Loves 3 s. (Il/Elle) Aime
1 p. (We) Love 1 p. (Nous) Aimons
2 p. (You) Love 2 p. (Vous) Aimez
3 p. (They) Love 3 p. (Ils/Elles) Aiment

3rd Sing. 3rd Plur.


amat amant
portat portant
habitat habitant

est sunt
ludit ludunt
13. Case: Gen. [ex. 4]
NOMINATIVE
- Subject Cicero walks.
- Subject predicate Cicero is an orator.

VOCATIVE
- Direct address Caesar, I hate you.

GENITIVE
- Possession (‘s, of) The farmer’s daughter is sleeping.
- Limit (of) Mars is the god of war.

DATIVE
- Indirect Object (to) I gave books to you.
- Reference (for, to [with vidēri]) You are tall for me.

ACCUSATIVE
- Direct Object [Active] Cicero praises the children.
- Movement towards [prepositional] (in, into, towards) You run into the forum.
ABLATIVE
- Separation [prepositional] (out, from) You run away/out of the forum.
- Means/Instrument [Active, Passive] (with, by) He killed him with a sword.
- Manner (cum + Noun ; Adj. [+ cum] + Noun) They study with zeal.
- Accompaniment [prepositional] (with) I walk with my sister.
- Locative [prepositional] (in, within) I am standing in the house.
13.
14. 2nd Declension: Nom. / Acc. / Abl. ; Sing. & Plur.
14.
14.
5 declension groups

1st stem in –a puella, puellae, f.


puella [Nom. Sing.], puellae [Gen. Sing.], f.

2nd stem in -o dominus [Nom. Sing.], dominī [Gen. Sing.], m.


templum [Nom. Sing.], templī [Gen. Sing.], n.

3rd stem in –i/Consonant


civis [Nom. Sing.], civis [Gen. Sing.], m.
rex [Nom. Sing.], regis [Gen. Sing.], m.

4th stem in –u manus [Nom. Sing.], manus [Gen. Sing.], m.

5th stem –e res [Nom. Sing.], reī [Gen. Sing.], f.


15. Preposition: in + Acc./Abl.
15. Some prepositions
de
in + Ablative
+ Ablative

ad + Accusative ā / ab + Ablative
in
+
Ablative
in + Accusative ē / ex + Ablative
16. Historical Present

“Yesterday, I went to the store. I met a friend on the way


and he followed me inside the store. So we go in, I buy a
few things, and quickly get out. He then said goodbye and
left.”
LEARN these:
et and
sed but

hīc here
ita thus
olim once
paene almost
diu for a long time
nunc now

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