Lesson 9

Question 1

The long α after ε, ι, ρ pattern holds for adjectives as well as nouns.

Give the masculine declension for ῥᾴδιος (easy)

Answer 1

Masculine:
N: ῥᾴδιος
A: ῥᾴδιον
G: ῥᾳδίου
D: ῥᾳδίῳ

N: ῥᾴδιοι
A: ῥᾳδίους
G: ῥᾳδίων
D: ῥᾳδίοις

Question 2

The long α after ε, ι, ρ pattern holds for adjectives as well as nouns.

Give the feminine declension for ῥᾴδιος (easy)

Answer 2

Feminine:
N: ῥᾳδία
A: ῥᾳδίαν
G: ῥᾳδίας
D: ῥᾳδίᾳ

N: ῥᾴδιαι
A: ῥᾳδίας
G: ῥᾳδίων
D: ῥᾳδίαις

Question 3

The long α after ε, ι, ρ pattern holds for adjectives as well as nouns.

Give the neuter declension for ῥᾴδιος (easy)

Answer 3

Neuter:
N: ῥᾴδιον
A: ῥᾴδιον
G: ῥᾳδίου
D: ῥᾳδίῳ

N: ῥᾴδια
A: ῥᾴδια
G: ῥᾳδίων
D: ῥᾳδίοις

Question 4

Fill in the blank with the correct form of ῥᾴδιος, α, ον.

τὰ ______ βιβλία

Answer 4

ῥᾴδια.

Question 5

Fill in the blank with the correct form of ῥᾴδιος, α, ον.

ἡ ______ νὶκη

Answer 5

ῥᾳδία

Question 6

Fill in the blank with the correct form of ῥᾴδιος, α, ον.

οἱ ______ νόμοι

Answer 6

ῥᾴδιοι

Question 7

Fill in the blank with the correct form of ῥᾴδιος, α, ον.

τῇ ______ ὁδῷ

Answer 7

ῥᾳδίᾳ

Question 8

Fill in the blank with the correct form of ῥᾴδιος, α, ον.

τὴν ______ μάχην

Answer 8

ῥᾳδίαν

Question 9

Translate into Greek:

of the young sister

Answer 9

τῆς νέας ἀδελφῆς

Question 10

Translate into Greek:

of the young sisters

Answer 10

τῶν νέων ἀδελφῶν

Question 11

Translate into Greek:

in a small tent

Answer 11

ἐν μικρᾷ σκηνῇ

Question 12

Translate into Greek:

a small turtle (accusative)

Answer 12

μικρὰν χελώνην

Question 13

Translate into Greek:

for a new soldier

Answer 13

νέῳ στρατιώτῃ

Question 14

When something is reported as being said, perceived, thought, etc., this is called indirect discourse. The simplest way to report indirectly is by the use of ____.

Also…

Answer 14

ὅτι

… an infinitive construction may be used. What was the subject of the verb in a direct statement becomes the subject of the infinitive in indirect discourse. The construction is usually accusative + infinitive.

Question 15

Translate the following:

λέγεις τὸν Σοφὸν μῆλα φέρειν.

Answer 15

You say (that) the Wise One brings apples.

Question 16

Translate the following:

λέγουσι τὸν ἥλιον εἶναι μικρόν.

Answer 16

They say (that) the sun is small.

Question 17

Translate the following:

λέγω τοὺς θεὸυς εἶναι ἀγαθούς.

Answer 17

I say (that) the gods are good.

Question 18

Translate the following:

λέγωμεν τοὺς θεοὺς χαίρειν.

Answer 18

Let’s say (that) the gods are joyful.

Question 19

When μέν and δέ are used with the article alone, use the translation _____ / ______ for the singular and ______ / _______ for the plural.

Answer 19

When μέν and δέ are used with the article alone, use the translation the one / the other (or one man, one woman, one thing / another) for the singular and some / others (or some men, women, things / others) for the plural.

The ὁ μέν / ὁ δέ construction works for all cases and genders.

Question 20

Fill in the missing words, using either a ὁ μέν /ὁ δέ or a ὁ δέ construction.

One woman laughs, another cries.

_____γελᾷ, ____ δακρύει.

Answer 20

ἡ μὲν γελᾷ, ἡ δὲ δακρύει.

Question 21

Fill in the missing words, using either a ὁ μέν /ὁ δέ or a ὁ δέ construction.

To some I give gifts, to others I don’t.

______ δῶρα δίδωμι· _____ οὔ.

Answer 21

τοῖς μὲν δῶρα δίδωμι, τοῖς δὲ οὔ (δ’οὔ).

Question 22

Fill in the missing words, using either a ὁ μέν /ὁ δέ or a ὁ δέ construction.

You give gifts to your friend, and she takes them.

δῶρα δίδως τῇ φιλῇ ______ λαμβάνει αὐτά.

Answer 22

δῶρα δίδως τῇ φιλῇ. ἡ δὲ λαμβάνει αὐτά.

Question 23

Fill in the missing words, using either a ὁ μέν /ὁ δέ or a ὁ δέ construction.

You give gifts to your friend, but he does not take them.

δῶρα δίδως τῷ φίλῳ· ____ οὐ λαμβάνει αὐτά.

Answer 23

δῶρα δίδως τῷ φίλῳ. ὁ δὲ οὐ (δ’οὐ) λαμβάνει αὐτά.

Question 24

Write the following in Greek, using a μέν /δέ, ὁ μέν /ὁ δέ, or ὁ δέ construction whenever possible.

Some are eating; others are drinking.

Answer 24

οἱ μὲν ἐσθίουσιν, οἱ δὲ πίνουσιν.

Question 25

Write the following in Greek, using a μέν /δέ, ὁ μέν /ὁ δέ, or ὁ δέ construction whenever possible.

The soldiers are sick; the doctors are not.

Answer 25

οἱ μὲν στρατιῶται νοσοῦσιν, οἱ δ’ἰατροὶ οὔ.

Question 26

Write the following in Greek, using a μέν /δέ, ὁ μέν /ὁ δέ, or ὁ δέ construction whenever possible.

Some like stories; others like poems.

Answer 26

οἱ μὲν μύθους φιλοῦσιν, οἱ δὲ ποιήματα.

Question 27

Write the following in Greek, using a μέν /δέ, ὁ μέν /ὁ δέ, or ὁ δέ construction whenever possible.

I write a letter to the doctor. But he does not read (it).

Answer 27

γράφω τῶ ἰατρῷ ἐπιστολήν. ὁ δ’οὐκ ἀναγιγνώσκει.

Question 28

Write the following in Greek, using a μέν /δέ, ὁ μέν /ὁ δέ, or ὁ δέ construction whenever possible.

To the poets I show my stories; to the soldiers I do not.

Answer 28

τοῖς μὲν ποιηταῖς τοὺς μύθους μου δείκυνμι, τοῖς μὲν στρατιώταις οὔ.

Question 29

Write the following in Greek, using a μέν /δέ, ὁ μέν /ὁ δέ, or ὁ δέ construction whenever possible.

The poems of some are easy; (the poems) of others (are) difficult.

Answer 29

τῶν μὲν τὰ ποιήματα ῥᾴδια, τῶν δὲ χαλεπά.

Question 30

Write the following in Greek, using a μέν /δέ, ὁ μέν /ὁ δέ, or ὁ δέ construction whenever possible.

I send apples to the sisters. But they do not eat (them).

Answer 30

μῆλα ταῖς ἀδελφαῖς πέμπω. αἱ δ’οὐκ ἐσθίουσιν.