Essential Latin Ia: pronouns, conjunctions, prepositions, adverbs: Latin to English

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These drills are to help review the 200+ essential Latin words identified and organized by Anne Mahoney. They are among the most common words in Latin, and account for almost half the words in a typical prose text.

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The list uses the definitions etc. on the Dickinson College website, with some modifications. I.

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I.

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Pronouns

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ego, meī, mihi, mē

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I, me

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hic, haec, hoc

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this, these

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īdem, eadem, idem

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the same

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ille, illa, illud

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that, those

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ipse, ipsa, ipsum

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himself, herself, itself

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is, ea, id

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he, she, it; this, that

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iste, ista, istud

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that, that of yours (adv. istīc or istūc, over there; istinc, from over there)

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nēmō, dat. nēminī, acc. nēminem (or gen. nūllīus, dat. nūllī, abl. nūllō or nūllā)

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no one, nobody

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nihil or nīl

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nothing; not at all

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nōs, nostrum/nostrī, nōbīs, nōs

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we

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quī, quae, quod

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who, which, what

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quīdam, quaedam, quoddam

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a certain one, someone

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quis quid

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who? what? which?

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quisque, quaeque, quidque

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each one, everyone

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sui, sibi, sē or sēsē

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himself, herself, itself, themselves (reflexive)

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tū, tuī, tibi, tē

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you (sing.)

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vōs; (gen.) vestrum or vestrī, (dat./abl.) vōbīs, (acc.) vōs

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you (plural)

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II.

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Conjunctions

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ac or atque (usually ac before consonants, atque before vowels)

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and, in addition, and also, and; (after comparatives) than; (simul ac, as soon as)

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an

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or (in questions) (utrum … an whether … or)

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aut

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or

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autem

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moreover; but, however

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deinde or dein

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then, next

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dum

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while (+ indic.); until (+ subj.); provided that (+ subj.)

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enim

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for; indeed

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et

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and

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etiam

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also even

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nam or namque

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for, indeed, really

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nē

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lest, that not

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nec or neque (usually nec before consonants, neque before vowels)

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and not, nor; (nec … nec or neque … neque, neither … nor)

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-que

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and (postpositive enclitic)

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quia

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because

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quod

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wherein; because

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sed

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but

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sī

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if

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tamen

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nevertheless, still

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tum

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then

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ut or utī

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as (+ indic.); so that, with the result that (+ subj.); (in questions) in what manner, how; (exclam.) to what an extent! how!

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vel

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or else, or; even (vel … vel, either … or)

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III.

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Prepositions taking the ablative

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ā, ab, or abs (ā before consonants, abs with tē)

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from, by (+ abl.)

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cum

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with (prep. + abl.); when, since, although (conjunction + subj.)

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dē

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down from, about, concerning (+ abl.)

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ē or ex (ē before consonants)

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out of, from (+ abl.)

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prō

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for, on behalf of, in proportion to (+ abl.)

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sine

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without (+ abl.)

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Prepositions taking the accusative

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ad

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to, up to, towards (+ acc.)

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ante

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before, in front of (adv. and prep. + acc.)

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contrā

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against, opposite (adv. and prep. + acc.)

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inter

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between, among; during (+ acc.)

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per

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through (+ acc.)

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post

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after (adv. and prep. + acc.)

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trans

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across

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Prepositions taking either case (in different senses)

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in

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in, on (+ abl.); into, onto (+ acc)

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sub

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under, close to (+ acc. or abl.)

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VI.

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Adverbs (many prepositions can also be used as adverbs; some conjunctions are much like adverbs)

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haud

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not

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iam

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now, already

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inde

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from there, from then

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ita

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thus, so, in this way

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modo

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just, just now (modo … modo; now … now, at one moment … at another, sometimes … sometimes)

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nōn

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not

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nōndum

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not yet

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nunc

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now

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quam

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how?; (after comparative) than

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quidem

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certainly, at least

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satis or sat

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enough, sufficient, sufficiently

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tam

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so, so much

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ubi

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where, when

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unde

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from where