Chapter 17 Flashcards
ago, agere, egi, actum
to do, drive
gero, gerere, gessi, gestum
to carry, wear
foedus, foederis
alliance, league
edo, edere/esse, edi, esum
to eat
peto, petere, petivi, petitum
to aim at; to seek, look for, ask
custodio, custodire, custodi(v)i, custoditum
to guard
canis, -is
dog
moenia, -ium
walls or fortifications (of a city)
statua, -ae
statue
tollo, tollere, sustuli, sublatum
to raise, lift, take up
possum, posse, potui
to be able
sonus, i
sound, noise
somnus, -i
sleep
cavus, -i
hole
ripa, -ae
riverbank
sapientia, -ae
wisdom
fero, ferre, tuli, latum
to carry
List the present-tense conjugation for possum with translations.
possum (I am able), potes (you are able), potest (he, she, it is able), possumus (we are able), potestis (you all are able), possunt (they are able)
The infinitive of a verb should usually be translated with the word “_____” in front of it.
to
What type of sentence asks a question?
interrogative
To ask a ______ question in Latin, the suffix ______ is generally added to the verb and the verb is moved to the front of the sentence.
yes or no, ne
What is a complementary infinitive?
an infinitive used to complete the action/meaning of the main verb in a sentence