Easily Confused Flashcards
A, ab (+abl)
By/ from
Ad (+acc)
To/ towards
Adsum, adesse, adfui
To be present/ here
Absum, abesse, afui
To be absent/ not here
Adeo, adire, adii
To go towards
Adeo
So/ to such an extent
Alter, altera, alterum
The other, the second
Altus, alta, altum
Tall/ high/ deep
Cogito, cogitare, cogitavi
To think
Cognosco, cognoscere, cognovi, cognitus
To get to know/ recognise/ learn
Constituo, constituere, constituiti
To decide
Dico, dicere, dixi, dictus
To say
Duco, ducere, duxi
To lead
Dominus, domini
Master
Domus, domus
Home
Fero, ferre, tuli, latus
To bring/ carry
Ferox, ferocis
Fierce/ ferocious
Fortis, forte
Brave/ strong
Forte
By chance
Habeo, habere, habui
To have
Habito, habitare, habitavi
To live
Hora, horae
Hour
Hortor, hortari, hortatus sum
To encourage
Hortus, horti
Garden
Ita
In this way
Iter, itineris
Journey
Iterum
Again
Libenter
Willingly/ gladly
Liber, libri
Book
Liberi, liberorum
Children
Libertus, liberti
Freedman/ ex-slave
Libero, liberare, liberavi, liberatus
To free/ set free
Locus, loci
Place
Loquor, loqui, locutus sum
To speak
Magis
More
Magnopere
Greatly
Magnus, magna, magnum
Great/ big
Malus, mala, malum
Bad
Malo, malle, malui
To prefer
Mors, mortis
Death
Morior, moriri, mortuus sum
To die
-ne
(Marks a question)
Ne (+subj)
In order not to
Nonne?
Surely?
Num?
Surely not?
Num
Whether
Novem
Nine
Novus, nova, novum
New
Patior, pati, passus sum
To endure/ suffer
Patria, patriae
Country
Porta, portae
Gate
Portus, portus
Harbour/ port
Porto, portare, portavi, portatus
To carry
Quam!
How…!
Quam
Than
Quamquam
Although
Quo?
Where to?
Quo…modo?
In what way…?
Saepe
Often
Semper
Always
Paene
Almost
Sto, stare, steti
To stand
Statim
At once
Tam
So
Tamen
However
Tandem
At last
Tot
So great/ so many
Totus
Whole
Trado, tradere, tradidi, traditus
To hand over
Traho, trahere, traxi, tractus
To drag
Vulnus, vulneris
To wound
Vultus, vultus
Face/ expression