Ecce Romani Chapter 31 - Notes

Latin I

A. Verbs: Learn these principal parts and meanings:

accipio, accipere, accepi, acceptus - to receive, get

addo, addere, addidi, additus - to add

bibo, bibere, bibi, ----- - to drink

minuo, minuere, minui, minutus - to lessen, reduce, decrease

pasco, pascere, pavi, pastus - to feed, pasture

reprehendo, reprehendere, reprehendi, reprehensus - to blame, scold

B. Present Infinitives: Active and Passive

Conjugation	Active		Passive
1st	parare	to prepare	parari	to be prepared
2nd	iubēre	to order	iubēri	to be ordered
3rd	mittere	to send	mitti	to be sent
3rd io	iacere	to throw	iaci	to be thrown
4th	audire	to hear	audiri	to be heard

C. Ablative Case Review: Be sure you know these uses of the ablative case.

1. Ablative of Time Brevi tempore urbem vidimus.

In a short time we saw the city.

2. Ablative of Means Servi baculis verberabantur.

The slaves were being beaten with sticks.

3. Ablative of Agent Liberi a militibus servantur.

The children are being saved by the soldiers.

4. Ablative of Manner Parietes magno (cum) fragore ceciderunt.

The walls fell with a loud crash.

5. Ablative of Cause Defessi longo itinere sumus.

We are tired from (because of) the long journey.

6. Ablative of Place Where Geta in arbore manebit.

Geta will remain in the tree.

7. Ablative of Place from Which Pueri ex agris currunt.

The boys run out of the fields.

8. Ablative of Accompaniment Semper cum amicis manemus.

We always stay with friends.

9. Ablative of Specification Puella nomine Cornelia in picturā est.

A girl called Cornelia is in the picture.

10. Ablative of Price (Value) Mercator leporem decem denariis vendet.

The merchant will sell the rabbit for ten denarii.

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D. Demonstrative Adjective: is, ea, id = this, these; that, those (same as hic and ille)

(As a pronoun is, ea, id = he, she, it, they)

	Masc.	Fem.	Neut.		Masc.	Fem.	Neut.
Singular Nominative Genitive Dative Accusative Ablative	is eius ei eum eo	ea eius ei eam eā	id eius ei id eo	Plural Nominative Genitive Dative Accusative Ablative	ei eorum eis eos eis	eae earum eis eas eis	ea eorum eis ea eis

(is) (hic/ille)

Ex. 1. this girl (abl. sing.) ___________________________ _______________

2. that slave (acc. sing.) ___________________________ _______________

3. these cities (nom. pl.) ___________________________ _______________

4. those sticks (acc. pl.) ___________________________ _______________

E. Intensive Adjective: ipse, ipsa, ipsum = himself, herself, itself, themselves

	Masc.	Fem.	Neut.		Masc.	Fem.	Neut.
Singular Nominative Genitive Dative Accusative Ablative	ipse ipsius ipsi ipsum ipso	ipsa ipsius ipsi ipsam ipsā	ipsum ipsius ipsi ipsum ipso	Plural Nominative Genitive Dative Accusative Ablative	ipsi ipsorum ipsis ipsos ipsis	ipsae ipsarum ipsis ipsas ipsis	ipsa ipsorum ipsis ipsa ipsis

	Masc.	Fem.	Neut.		Masc.	Fem.	Neut.
Singular Nominative Genitive Dative Accusative Ablative	is eius ei eum eo	ea eius ei eam eā	id eius ei id eo	Plural Nominative Genitive Dative Accusative Ablative	ei eorum eis eos eis	eae earum eis eas eis	ea eorum eis ea eis

Ex. 1. Princeps ipse senatores salutavit.

The emperor himself greeted the senators.

2. Perna ab ipso lanio scindebatur.

The ham was being cut by the butcher himself.

F. Demonstrative Adjective: idem, eadem, idem = the same

	Masc.	Fem.	Neut.		Masc.	Fem.	Neut.
Singular Nominative Genitive Dative Accusative Ablative	idem eiusdem eidem eundem eodem	eadem eiusdem eidem eandem eādem	idem eiusdem eidem idem eodem	Plural Nominative Genitive Dative Accusative Ablative	eidem eorundem eisdem eosdem eisdem	eaedem earundem eisdem easdem eisdem	eadem eorundem eisdem eadem eisdem

Ex. 1. Nos easdem mulieres in Foro vidimus.

We saw the same women in the Forum.

2. Eidem mercatores glires hodie vendunt.

The same merchants are selling dormice today.