Ecce Romani Chapter 30 - Notes

Latin I

A. Verbs: Learn these principal parts and meanings:

commoveo, commovēre, commovi, commotus - to move, upset

eicio, eicere, eieci, eiectus - to throw out

opprimo, opprimere, oppressi, oppressus – to overhwlem

quaero, quaerere, quaesivi, quaesitus - to seek, look for, ask, ask for

B. Active Voice:

When a verb is in the active voice, the subject is doing something.

ex. The slave is carrying the water. Servus aquam portat.

(All of the verb forms we have learned so far this year have been in the active voice.)

			1st Conjugation	2nd Conjugation	3rd Conjugation		4th Conjugation	I hear
Present	Singular	1 2 3	paro paras parat	habeo habes habet	mitto mittis mittit	iacio iacis iacit	audio audis audit
								I was hearing
	Plural	1 2 3	paramus paratis parant	habemus habetis habent	mittimus mittitis mittunt	iacimus iacitis iaciunt	audimus auditis audiunt
Imperfect	Singular	1 2 3	parabam parabas parabat	habebam habebas habebat	mittebam mittebas mittebat	iaciebam iaciebas iaciebat	audiebam audiebas audiebat
								I shall/will hear
	Plural	1 2 3	parabamus parabatis parabant	habebamus habebatis habebant	mittebamus mittebatis mittebant	iaciebamus iaciebatis iaciebant	audiebamus audiebatis audiebant
Future	Singular	1 2 3	parabo parabis parabit	habebo habebis habebit	mittam mittes mittet	iaciam iacies iaciet	audiam audies audiet
	Plural	1 2 3	parabimus parabitis parabunt	habebimus habebitis habebunt	mittemus mittetis mittent	iaciemus iacietis iacient	audiemus audietis audient

C. Passive Voice:

When a verb is in the passive voice, the subject is being acted upon. (Something is happening to the subject.)

ex. The slave is (being) killed by the soldier. Servus a milite necatur.

Ablative of (Personal) Agent = by a person (a, ab + ablative)

The ablative of (personal) agent is often used with the passive voice.

ex. The slave is (being) killed by the soldier. Servus a milite necatur.

Chapter 30 Notes (continued) page 2

Formation of the passive voice in Latin:

In the present, imperfect, and future tenses, use these new endings in place of the old (active) endings:

-r I -mur we

-ris you (s.) -mini you (pl.)

-tur he, she, it -ntur they

		1st Conjugation	2nd Conjugation	3rd Conjugation	4th Conjugation
Present	sing. 1 2 3	portor portaris portatur	moveor moveris movetur	mittor iacior mitteris iaceris mittitur iacitur	audior audiris auditur
	pl. 1 2 3	portamur portamini portantur	movemur movemini moventur	mittimur iacimur mittimini iacimini mittuntur iaciuntur	audimur audimini audiuntur
Imperfect	sing. 1 2 3	portabar portabaris portabatur	movebar movebaris movebatur	mittebar iaciebar mittebaris iaciebaris mittebatur iaciebatur	audiebar audiebaris audiebatur
	pl. 1 2 3	portabamur portabamini portabantur	movebamur movebamini movebantur	mittebamur iaciebamur mittebamini iaciebamini mittebantur iaciebantur	audiebamur audiebamini audiebantur
Future	sing. 1 2 3	portabor portaberis portabitur	movebor moveberis movebitur	mittar iaciar mittēris iaciēris mittetur iacientur	audiar audieris audietur
	pl. 1 2 3	portabimur portabimini portabuntur	movebimur movebimini movebuntur	mittemur iaciemur mittemini iacimini mittentur iaciuntur	audiemur audiemini audientur

Translations: Present audiuntur they are (being) heard

Imperfect audiebantur they were (being) heard

Future audientur they will be heard

ex. 1. lavabatur ___________________________________________

2. iubebamini ___________________________________________

3. videbuntur ___________________________________________

4. laudaris ___________________________________________

5. ducemur ___________________________________________

6. aguntur ___________________________________________

7. vocor ___________________________________________

8. mittar ___________________________________________