Latin I Flashcards
Vidētur
It seems, or it would seem
Video, Vides, Videt
I see, you see, it sees
What are the present tense versions of ‘video’ or, ‘to see’?
Video = I see, Vides = you see, Videt = it sees.
Videmus
We see
How are videtis, vides, and vidēris related?
Vides = you see, videtis = you (plural) see, and vidēris = you are seen (passive)
quod
that
What latin phrase begins all of Aquinas’ questions?
Videtur quod (It seems that)
Word for God
Deo
How to say: Can Not
non possit
Sum =?
I am
es = ?
You are
est = ?
he/she/it is
Sumus
we are
estis
you are
sunt
they are
What is pluperfect tense?
Past perfect in english, indicates a completed action at some point in time in the past.
Noster
our
Pater Noster
Our Father
Word for heaven
caelis
Our Father…
Pater noster
qui es in caelis
who is in heaven (who are in heaven)
Who art in heaven
qui es in caelis
sanctificetur nomen tuum
Hallowed be thy name
Hallowed be thy name
sanctificetur nomen tuum
tuum
your
your = ?
tuum
Adveniat regnum tuum
Your kingdom come
Your kingdom come
Adveniat regnum tuum
Adveniat
Let it arrive, may it arrive
Fiat voluntas tua
Thy will be done
What are the six cases in latin?
Nominative, Accusative, genitive, dative, ablative, and locative
What is a noun declension?
system for changing the endings of nouns to show their grammatical funciton in a sentence
What is Nominative case?
Subject of the sentence - Puella Cantat
What is accusative case?
Direct object of the verb - Puella videt librum
What is genitive case?
Possession or source - Liber puellae (the girl’s book)
What is dative case?
Indirect object or recipient - Puella dat librum amico - the girl gives the book to her friend
What is ablative case?
Separatino, origin, or instrument - Puella venit ab schola - the girl comes from school
What is locative case?
Location, limited to specific nouns.
What does Deo mean, and what case?
God, dative singular, he is the indirect object. Gratias ago Deo - I give thanks to God
What does Deus mean and what case(s) is it?
Nominative singular (subject) or vocative singular (direct address) - Deus mundum creavit - God created the world O Deus, miserere nobis! God have mercy on us.
Deus mundum creavit
God created the world
O Deus, miserere nobis!
Oh God, have mercy on us!
sicut in caelo et in terra
as in heaven and on earth
on earth as it is in heaven
sicut in caelo et in terra
sicut
like
Panem nostrum quotidianum
Our daily bread
da nobis hodie
give us today
give us today
da nobis hodie
today
hodie
et dimitte nobis debita nostra
and forgive us our debts
and forgive us our debts
et dimitte nobis debita nostra
dimitte
forgive
as we forigve those who trespass against us
sicut et nos dimittimus debitoribus nostris
What’s the difference between dimitte and dimittimus?
Dimitte -> “forgive me”, directed at a singular person, Domittimus first person plural indicative “we forgive”
What are the 4 moods in latin?
Indicative, imperative, subjunctive, infinitive
What is the most common latin mood and what contexzt is it?
Indicative - statements
What mood is used for commands?
Imperative
What is imperative mood used in latin?
used for command
What is subjunctive mood used for?
Hopes and wishes - may you win
What is the infinite word used for?
Not a verb on its own “To live is to fight”
Differentiate debitoribus and debita, use case
debitoribus is dative plural (indirect object) debtors, while Debita is nominative plural “debts”
Which latin case indicates for whom something is done?
Dative, indirect object
What suffix usually represents and agent or person?
“or”
Delete me
ibus
Et ne nos inducas in tentationem
and lead us not into temptation
Delete
dative plural case, or, that which is being acted upon, or the indirect object.
and lead us not into temptation
Et ne nos inducas in tentationem
tentationem
temptation
sed libera nos a malo
but deliver us from evil
But deliver us from evil
sed libera nos a malo. Amen
sint
they are
What are the relationship between Aliqui and Aliquis? Note the gender.
Both masculine, adjective former used to modify masculine plural nouns, latter to modify singular, means someone.
Dicit enim vs Dixit enim?
For he says vs for he said.
What is free word order in latin?
Flexible order of words for emphasis or poetic effect.
Why put the verb first here: Dicit enim
Highlights the action being conveyed.
Sed contra
On the contrary
Why are there no accidents in God?
All that is in him is divine essence.
idem
the same
omne
everything
Ego pecco vs Tu Peccas?
I sin vs you sin
Is peccat?
He/She/It sins
Illi peccant
They sin
Peccavi vs Peccebam
I have sinned vs I was sinning
prius et posterius?
before and after
before
prius
after
posterius
sicut in
as in
verbi in divinis
Word of God
What case is: Churches songs? English and Latin cases.
Genitive, possessive.
What case is this: the boy’s bicycle
Genitive or possessive
What is the noun or pronoun that controls the verb?
Subject
What case is the subjects of finite verbs?
Nominative.
What case is used for the subject of infinite verbs?
Accusative
What is imperfect tense?
Past tense, but continuously happening, “I was” + “ing”
What does this mean, and what tense is it? Ego Orabum
I was praying, imperfect tense.
quas
Which
Differentiate qui and quis.
Qui is a relative pronoun (who art in heaven) and quis is an interrogative pronoun (who is in heaven?)
Quis es in caelis
Who is in heaven?
Fiat lux
Let there be light.
Sicut erat in principio
Add it was in the beginning
Sicut, meaning and case?
As, like, just as. It is a conjunction and has no variation or case.
Sicut, meaning and case?
As, like, just as. It is a conjunction and has no variation or case.
et nunc
And now
et semper
And always
And always
et semper
Which
quas
domini
Lord
Lord
domini
et
and
and
et
Differentiate nobis and nostra
nobis = us, nostra = our
