Academics Lesson VI—Grammar

Question 1

Give the dative plural form for the Latin noun fīlius and translate.

Answer 1

fīliīs⁠—to / for the sons

Fun Fact: fīlius, fīliī, m.⁠—son

Question 2

Give the ablative plural form for the Latin noun amīcus and translate.

Answer 2

amīcīs⁠—by / with / from the friends

Fun Fact: amīcus, amīcī, m.⁠—friend

Question 3

Give the ablative singular form for the Latin noun fīlius and translate.

Answer 3

fīliō⁠—by / with / from the son

Fun Fact: fīlius, fīliī, m.⁠—son

Question 4

Give the ablative singular form for the Latin noun ager and translate.

Answer 4

agrō⁠—by / with / from the field

Fun Fact: ager, agrī, m.⁠—field

Question 5

Give the dative singular form for the Latin noun equus and translate.

Answer 5

equō⁠—to / for the horse

Fun Fact: equus, equī, m.⁠—horse

Question 6

Give the dative singular form for the Latin noun fīlius and translate.

Answer 6

fīliō⁠—to / for the son

Fun Fact: fīlius, fīliī, m.⁠—son

Question 7

Give the ablative plural form for the Latin noun dea and translate.

Answer 7

deābus⁠—by / with / from the goddesses

Fun Fact: dea, deae, f.⁠—goddesses. The nouns fīlia and dea change their endings in the dative and ablative plural to fīliābus and deābus respectively. The ending -ābus is used to avoid confusion with the masculine nouns fīlius and deus in the dative and ablative plural, which are fīliīs and deīs.

Question 8

Give the accusative plural form for the Latin noun ager and translate.

Answer 8

agrōs⁠—the fields

Fun Fact: ager, agrī, m.⁠—field

Question 9

Give the accusative singular form for the Latin noun amīcus and translate.

Answer 9

amīcum⁠—the friend

Fun Fact: amīcus, amīcī, m.⁠—friend

Question 10

Give the accusative plural form for the Latin noun fīlius and translate.

Answer 10

fīliōs⁠—the sons

Fun Fact: fīlius, fīliī, m.⁠—son

Question 11

Give the accusative plural form for the Latin noun amīcus and translate.

Answer 11

amīcōs⁠—the friends

Fun Fact: amīcus, amīcī, m.⁠—friend

Question 12

Give the dative plural form for the Latin noun fīlia and translate.

Answer 12

fīliābus⁠—to / for the daughters

Fun Fact: fīlia, fīliae, f.⁠—daughter. The nouns fīlia and dea change their endings in the dative and ablative plural to fīliābus and deābus respectively. The ending -ābus is used to avoid confusion with the masculine nouns fīlius and deus in the dative and ablative plural, which are fīliīs and deīs.

Question 13

Give the accusative singular form for the Latin noun equus and translate.

Answer 13

equum⁠—the horse

Fun Fact: equus, equī, m.⁠—horse

Question 14

Give the dative singular form for the Latin noun ager and translate.

Answer 14

agrō⁠—to / for the field

Fun Fact: ager, agrī, m.⁠—field

Question 15

Give the ablative plural form for the Latin noun fīlius and translate.

Answer 15

fīliīs⁠—by / with / from the sons

Fun Fact: fīlius, fīliī, m.⁠—son

Question 16

Give the ablative plural form for the Latin noun fīlia and translate.

Answer 16

fīliābus⁠—by / with / from the daughters

Fun Fact: fīlia, fīliae, f.⁠—daughter. The nouns fīlia and dea change their endings in the dative and ablative plural to fīliābus and deābus respectively. The ending -ābus is used to avoid confusion with the masculine nouns fīlius and deus in the dative and ablative plural, which are fīliīs and deīs.

Question 17

Give the dative plural form for the Latin noun equus and translate.

Answer 17

equīs⁠—to / for the horses

Fun Fact: equus, equī, m.⁠—horse

Question 18

Give the dative plural form for the Latin noun amīcus and translate.

Answer 18

amīcīs⁠—to / for the friends

Fun Fact: amīcus, amīcī, m.⁠—friend

Question 19

Give the ablative plural form for the Latin noun equus and translate.

Answer 19

equīs⁠—by / with / from the horses

Fun Fact: equus, equī, m.⁠—horse

Question 20

Give the dative plural form for the Latin noun dea and translate.

Answer 20

deābus⁠—to / for the goddessess

Fun Fact: dea, deae, f.⁠—goddess. The nouns fīlia and dea change their endings in the dative and ablative plural to fīliābus and deābus respectively. The ending -ābus is used to avoid confusion with the masculine nouns fīlius and deus in the dative and ablative plural, which are fīliīs and deīs.

Question 21

Give the ablative singular form for the Latin noun equus and translate.

Answer 21

equō⁠—by / with / from the horse

Fun Fact: equus, equī, m.⁠—horse

Question 22

Give the ablative plural form for the Latin noun ager and translate.

Answer 22

agrīs⁠—by / with / from the fields

Fun Fact: ager, agrī, m.⁠—field

Question 23

Give the accusative singular form for the Latin noun fīlius and translate.

Answer 23

fīlium⁠—the son

Fun Fact: fīlius, fīliī, m.⁠—son

Question 24

Give the dative plural form for the Latin noun ager and translate.

Answer 24

agrīs⁠—to / for the fields

Fun Fact: ager, agrī, m.⁠—field

Question 25

Give the dative singular form for the Latin noun amīcus and translate.

Answer 25

amīcō⁠—to / for the friend

Fun Fact: amīcus, amīcī, m.⁠—friend

Question 26

Give the accusative singular form for the Latin noun ager and translate.

Answer 26

agrum⁠—the field

Fun Fact: ager, agrī, m.⁠—field

Question 27

Give the accusative plural form for the Latin noun equus and translate.

Answer 27

equōs⁠—the horses

Fun Fact: equus, equī, m.⁠—horse

Question 28

Give the ablative singular form for the Latin noun amīcus and translate.

Answer 28

amīcō⁠—by / with / from the friend

Fun Fact: amīcus, amīcī, m.⁠—friend

Question 29

Give the third person singular present indicative form for the Latin verb sum and translate.

Answer 29

est—he / she / it is

Fun Fact: sum, esse, fuī, futurus—to be

Question 30

Give the second person plural present indicative form for the Latin verb sum and translate.

Answer 30

estis—you (all) are

Fun Fact: sum, esse, fuī, futurus—to be

Question 31

Give the first person plural present indicative form for the Latin verb sum and translate.

Answer 31

sumus—we are

Fun Fact: sum, esse, fuī, futurus—to be

Question 32

Give the second person singular present indicative form for the Latin verb sum and translate.

Answer 32

es—you are

Fun Fact: sum, esse, fuī, futurus—to be

Question 33

Give the third person plural present indicative form for the Latin verb sum and translate.

Answer 33

sunt—they are

Fun Fact: sum, esse, fuī, futurus—to be

Question 34

Give the first person singular present indicative form for the Latin verb sum and translate.

Answer 34

sum—I am

Fun Fact: sum, esse, fuī, futurus—to be

Question 35

Using the Genitive of Possession, translate the Latin phrase ager agricolae into English.

Answer 35

the field of the farmer / the farmer’s field

Fun Fact: The genitive case is used to show possession in Latin. It is translated by the English word “of” or with apostrophes - ‘s for singular and s’ for plural.

e. g. Casa puellae - the house of the girl / the girl’s house
e. g. Amīcus puerī - the friend of the boy / the boy’s friend
e. g. Equī agricolārum - the horses of the farmers / the farmers’ horses

Question 36

Using the Genitive of Possession, translate the Latin phrase fābulae poētārum into English.

Answer 36

the stories of the poets / the poets’ stories

Fun Fact: The genitive case is used to show possession in Latin. It is translated by the English word “of” or with apostrophes - ‘s for singular and s’ for plural.

e. g. Casa puellae - the house of the girl / the girl’s house
e. g. Amīcus puerī - the friend of the boy / the boy’s friend
e. g. Equī agricolārum - the horses of the farmers / the farmers’ horses

Question 37

Using the Genitive of Possession, translate the Latin phrase fīlia fēminae into English.

Answer 37

the daughter of the woman / the woman’s daughter

Fun Fact: The genitive case is used to show possession in Latin. It is translated by the English word “of” or with apostrophes - ‘s for singular and s’ for plural.

e. g. Casa puellae - the house of the girl / the girl’s house
e. g. Amīcus puerī - the friend of the boy / the boy’s friend
e. g. Equī agricolārum - the horses of the farmers / the farmers’ horses

Question 38

Using the Genitive of Possession, translate the Latin phrase pecūnia Quīntī into English.

Answer 38

the money of Quintus / Quintus’s money

Fun Fact: The genitive case is used to show possession in Latin. It is translated by the English word “of” or with apostrophes - ‘s for singular and s’ for plural.

e. g. Casa puellae - the house of the girl / the girl’s house
e. g. Amīcus puerī - the friend of the boy / the boy’s friend
e. g. Equī agricolārum - the horses of the farmers / the farmers’ horses

Question 39

Using the Genitive of Possession, translate the Latin phrase fīlius coquī into English.

Answer 39

the son of the cook / the cook’s son

Fun Fact: The genitive case is used to show possession in Latin. It is translated by the English word “of” or with apostrophes - ‘s for singular and s’ for plural.

e. g. Casa puellae - the house of the girl / the girl’s house
e. g. Amīcus puerī - the friend of the boy / the boy’s friend
e. g. Equī agricolārum - the horses of the farmers / the farmers’ horses

Question 40

Using the Genitive of Possession, translate the Latin phrase amīcī puerōrum into English.

Answer 40

the friends of the boys / the boys’ friends

Fun Fact: The genitive case is used to show possession in Latin. It is translated by the English word “of” or with apostrophes - ‘s for singular and s’ for plural.

e. g. Casa puellae - the house of the girl / the girl’s house
e. g. Amīcus puerī - the friend of the boy / the boy’s friend
e. g. Equī agricolārum - the horses of the farmers / the farmers’ horses

Question 41

Using the Genitive of Possession, translate the Latin phrase equī deōrum into English.

Answer 41

the horses of the gods / the gods’ horses

Fun Fact: The genitive case is used to show possession in Latin. It is translated by the English word “of” or with apostrophes - ‘s for singular and s’ for plural.

e. g. Casa puellae - the house of the girl / the girl’s house
e. g. Amīcus puerī - the friend of the boy / the boy’s friend
e. g. Equī agricolārum - the horses of the farmers / the farmers’ horses

Question 42

Using the Genitive of Possession, translate the Latin phrase familia Mārcī into English.

Answer 42

the family of Marcus / Marcus’s family

Fun Fact: The genitive case is used to show possession in Latin. It is translated by the English word “of” or with apostrophes - ‘s for singular and s’ for plural.

e. g. Casa puellae - the house of the girl / the girl’s house
e. g. Amīcus puerī - the friend of the boy / the boy’s friend
e. g. Equī agricolārum - the horses of the farmers / the farmers’ horses