Ch 2 Grammar Flashcards

1
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What is the first principle part?

A

1st person present

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2
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What is the second principle part?

A

Present infinitive

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3
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What is the third principle part?

A

1st person perfect (simple past)

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4
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What is the fourth principle part?

A

Past participle (supine)

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5
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What is a conjugation

A

A group of verbs that share similar patterns for their endings

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6
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What is the stem of a verb?

A

It is the part of the verb that carries the meaning
(It does not have any case endings; For example amā is the stem of amō)

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7
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How do you find the stem of a verb?

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  1. take the verb’s second principle part
  2. take of the -re case ending
  3. what is left is the stem
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8
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What does it mean to conjugate a verb?

A

to list a verb with its endings (as you see in the amō chart)

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9
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What is the conjugation of the present tense for amō

A

amō amāmus
amās amātis
amāt amānt

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10
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What does person mean when it relates to a verb? And what are the different options?

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  1. It tells you who is doing the action
  2. it can be first, second, or third person
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11
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What does tense mean when it relates to a verb? And what are the different options?

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  1. It tells the time of the action taking place
  2. It can be past, present, or future
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12
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What do you add to a Latin verb to change it from a declarative to an interrogative?

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  1. Add an -ne to the end
    (For example cantantne (from cantant) means “does she sing?”)
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13
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What is a personal ending? And what two pieces of information does it give you?

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  1. They are the endings on a verb
  2. They tell you the person (I, you, he, she, it, we, you all, they) and number (singular and plural)
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14
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What is a stem vowel?

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It is the vowel that is at the end of the stem (once you take off the -re of the second principle part; for example amō, amāre has the ā as the stem vowel)

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15
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What are the three ways that a Latin present tense verb can be translated? Use amō as an example.

A

I love.
I am loving.
I do love.

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16
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Note: Review the following Latin Paradigm

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Ch 2_Latin Verb Forms_First Conjugation