Grammar Flashcards
Amo
Present
Active
Amabo
Future
Active
Amabam
Imperfect
Active
Amavi
Perfect
Active
Amavero
Future perfect
Active
Amaveram
Pluperfect
Active
Amor
Present
Passive
Amabor
Future
Passive
Amabar
Imperfect
Passive
Amatus sum
Perfect
Passive
Amatus ero
Future perfect
Passive
Amatus eram
Pluperfect
Passive
Active endings
O S T Mus Tis Nt
Passive endings
R Ris Tur Mur Mini Ntur
Time expression + Accusative
How long
Time expression + Ablative
When or within which
Indirect statement: How to find it and translation
Accusative + Infinitive
He said THAT…
I was hoping THAT…
Indirect question: How to find it and translation
Question word + Verb in subjunctive
He asked whether…
Indirect command: How to find it and translation
Ut + Subjunctive
I order THAT you …
Words which take this construction: Impero, rogo, oro, peto, hortor, moneo, persuadeo, constituo, video
Temporal clause: How to find it and translation
Dum = While, until
Cum = When, since, although
While this happened… that happened
Purpose clause: How to find it and translation
Ut or Ne
I did this SO THAT …
Gerund: How to find it and translation
Gerund (and) + Ad
Result clause: How to find it and translation
Words such as: adeo, tam, tantus, talis, tot, ita, sic followed by UT
I am SO … That…
There are SO MANY .. That…
Conditional sentance: How to find it and translation
Si + Indicative
If I do this…, I will
Si + Present (or perfect) subjunctives
If this would happen .. I would
Si + Imperfect (or pluperfect) subjunctives
If this happened, I would have to…
Negative = Nisi … If you don’t / Unless you do
Verbs of fearing: How to find it and translation
Verb followed by ne and subjunctive
Ablative absolute: How to find it and translation
Present participle = With the noun …ING
Past participle = With the noun having been …ed
Future participle = With the noun about to …
Direct command: How to find it and translation
!!! Exclamation mark Do this! Speak! Run! Look!
Noli/nolite: How to find it and translation
Negative direct command
Don’t look!
Don’t speak!
Direct question : How to find it and translation
-ne on end of preceding word e.g equumNE habes? = Do you have a horse?
Nonne (Surely expecting yes… Surely you do…)
Num (Surely expecting no… Surely you don’t…)
Cum clause: How to find it and translation
When/since this happened … that happened
Quod clause: How to find it and translation
Because this happened … that happened
Quoque clause: How to find it and translation
Although this happened … that happened
Relative clause: How to find it and translation
Qui, quae, quod
The noun WHICH did this, did that
The noun WHO did this, did that
I’m doing the thing THAT did that
Direct statement:
Just an normal statement
The noun is this / the noun did this
As … as possible
Quam + Superlative
Comparative
-ior (More _____)
Superlative
Issimus or Errimus or Illimus (Very ___ / the ____est / the most ____)
Prepositions with ablative:
Ab De Cum Sine Ex In Pro Sub
Prefixes: A-/ab-
Away from
Prefixes: Ad-
To
Prefixes: De-
Down from
Prefixes: Ex-
Out of
Prefixes: In-
Into, onto
Prefixes: Re-
Back, again
Prefixes: Trans-
Across
Present active participle in Latin:
PortANS, portANTem
Present passive participle in Latin:
PorTATus
Future active participle in Latin:
PorTATURus
Translation of present active participle:
CarryING
Translation of perfect passive participle:
(Having been) CarriED
Translation of future active participle:
ABOUT To carry
How to spot the active imperfect subjunctive
Infinitive + normal endings Portare-m Portare-s Portare-t Portare-mus Portare-tis Portare-nt
How to spot the passive imperfect subjunctive
Infinitive + normal passive endings Portare-r Portare-ris Portare-tur Portare-mur Portare-mini Portare-ntur
How to spot the active pluperfect subjunctive
Perfect infinitive + normal endings Portavisse-m Portavisse-s Portavisse-t Portavisse-mus Portavisse-tis Portavisse-nt
How to spot the pluperfect pluperfect subjunctive
Pluperfect passive + imperfect of sum Portatus essem Portatus esses Portatus esset Portatus essemus Portatus essetis Portatus essent
Passive infinitive
Infinitive + i (except for third conjugation which drops the infinitive)
Translate: Present active infitive: Portare
To carry
Translate: Present passive infitive: Portari
To be carried
Translate: Perfect active infitive: Portavisse
To have carried
Translate: Perfect passive infitive: Portatum esse
To have been carried
Translate: Future active infinitive: Portaturum esse
To be about to/ to be going to carry
Dum + imperfect subjunctive: How to translate
This happened UNTIL this happened
What does non in front of the verb do
Inverses the meaning
What happens if non is put elsewhere in the sentance
It negatives the word just in front
non aquam sed vinum amo
I like not water but wine
What’s nec…nec or neque…neque
Niether … nor
Comparative adjective
Long, LONGER, longest
Superlative adjective
Long, longer LONGEST
Comparitive adverb
Happily, MORE HAPPILY, most happily/bery happily
Superlative adverb
Quickly, more quickly, MOST QUICKLY/VERY QUICKLY