Collegiate Questions—Intermediate

Question 1

Give the genitive singular of the phrase similis exercitus

Answer 1

SIMILIS EXERCITŪS

B1: Give the dative singular of the phrase vetus exercitus.

VETERĪ EXERCITUĪ

B2: Give the genitive plural of the phrase audāx exercitus.

AUDĀCIUM EXERCITUUM

Question 2

Of the words “trace,” “tray,” “train,” and “portray,” which does not come from Latin, because it does not involve the action of “dragging”?

Answer 2

TRAY

B1: What other derivative of trahō can be a medical term for pulling a bone apart, but usually refers to something that interferes with your thinking?

DISTRACTION

B2: What other derivative of trahō is a word for a footpath?

TRAIL

Question 3

For the verb portō, give the second person singular, perfect active indicative

Answer 3

PORTĀVISTĪ

B1: Change portāvistī to the passive.

PORTĀTUS ES

B2: For the verb cognoscō, give the first person plural future perfect active indicative.

COGNŌVERĪMUS

Question 4

Which two declensions have the same form for the genitive and dative singulars, one of them with -eī and the other with -ae?

Answer 4

FIFTH and FIRST

B1: How many declensions have the same form for the nominative and accusative plural?

THREE (THIRD, FOURTH, FIFTH)

B2: Consider the following forms: reī, agricolae, marī, generis, diēs. Identify all of the forms in that list, if any, that can only be parsed in one way; that is, can only be one case and number.

GENERIS

Question 5

For the verb tollō, give the first person plural perfect passive indicative.

Answer 5

SUBLĀTĪ SUMUS

B1: Change sublātī sumus to the future perfect active.

SUSTULERIMUS

B2: Now, for the verb soleō, give the perfect tense form that means “They were accustomed.”

SOLITĪ SUNT

Question 6

Give the comparative and superlative of acer, keeping in mind that its genitive is acris, not aceris

Answer 6

ACRIOR, ACERRIMUS

B1: What form is used as the comparative adverb form of magnus and means “more”?

MAGIS

B2: Some adjectives cannot use the endings -ior and -issimus. Instead, you use the comparative and superlative adverbs of magnus to mean “more [adjective]” and “most [adjective].” Given this information and the answer to the B1, give the phrases used as the comparative and superlative of idōneus, meaning “suitable.”

MAGIS IDŌNEUS, MAXIMĒ IDŌNEUS

Question 7

Which of the following words is not passive in meaning? loquor, vexor, dīcor, legor?

Answer 7

LOQUOR

B1: What is the grammatical term for verbs that only have passive forms, whose name suggests that they “set aside” their active forms?

DEPONENT(S)

B2: Given that loquor is a deponent verb meaning “to speak,” say “I will speak.”

LOQUAR

Question 8

Give the form of the verb audiō that would be used to translate the sentences “He said that he was listening,” “He says that he is listening,” and “I want to listen to music.”

Answer 8

AUDĪRE

B1: Now give the form of audiō that would be used to translate the sentence “If you speak, you will be heard.”

AUDIĒRIS

B2: Now give the form of audiō that would be used to translate the sentence “She says that she was heard.”

AUDĪTAM ESSE