Ecce Romani Chapter 8 – Notes

Latin I

A. Verbs

1. Regular Verbs: These endings are used on all regular verbs:

Person Singular Plural

1 -o I -mus we

2 -s you -tis you

3 -t he, she, it -nt they

For example:

Person	Singular	Plural
1 2 3	paro I prepare paras you prepare parat he, she prepares	paramus we prepare paratis you prepare parant they prepare

ex. a. vexamus ______________ e. ascendis ______________

b. curris ______________ f. petimus ______________

c. auditis ______________ g. terretis ______________

d amat ______________ h. ambulant ______________

2. Irregular Verb: sum You must memorize the forms of sum:

Person Singular Plural

1 sum I am sumus we are

2 es you are estis you are

3 est he, she, it is sunt they are

The verb sum and all of its forms are linking verbs; they never take direct objects.

B. Personal Pronouns

1st person 2nd Person 3rd Person

nom. sing. I ego nom. sing. you tu nom. sing. he ******

acc. sing. me me acc. sing. you te acc. sing. him eum

nom. pl. we nos nom. pl. you vos nom. pl. they ******

acc. pl. us nos acc. pl. you vos acc. pl. them eos

for me mihi his, her eius

for us nobis

Chapter 8 Notes (continued)

C. Vocative = Noun of Address (person or thing called on)

In Latin the vocative (singular or plural) will be the same as the nominative, except

-us → e, and -ius → i.

singular puella serve nunti pater

plural puellae servi nuntii patres

Adjectives will follow the same chart as the nouns above. Exception: the masculine singular vocative of meus is mi.

Examples:

1. Nuntius "Princeps," inquit, "cavē senatores!"

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2. Puella clamat, "Magne lupe, cur me terres?"

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3. "Marce et Cornelia," inquit Aurelia, "cur hodie vos laeti estis?"

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4. Pater, "Salvē," inquit, "nunti."

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5. Marcus rogat, "Mi amice, ubi est lupus?"

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