little grammar bits 2 and wishes for the future Flashcards
explain the case usage of pertinet and attinet. give a latin sentence to illustrate
pertinet, attinet take an acc with ad:
nihil ad me attinet
it does not concern me at all
give the two ways oportet is used. give a eg sentence in latin for each of the two ways
oportet is used with an acc and inf clause or with the subj alone
legem brevem esse oportet
a law ought to be brief
me ipsum ames oportet, non mea
you ought to love me, not my possessions
what happens when a sentence is changed from active to passive form? give an eg sentence
the object of the transitive verb becomes the subject; the subject becomes the agent in the ablative with a or ab
Numa leges dedit
a Numa leges datae sunt
how are adjs often used? give an eg
where in english the meaning is expressed by an adverb
Socrates laetus venenum hausit
Socrates drank the poison cheerfully
when is quam often omitted before numerals?
when plus, amplius or minus precedes
how are quisquam and ullus (=any) generally used?
after a negative word, or a question expecting a negative answer
how can quisque (=each) mean ‘every, all’ ?
with superlatives
how is a historic present used?
for the past by orators, historians and poets to give vividness
how would you express a wish for the future with a subj?
with the present or perfect subj of desire (negative ne)
how would you express a wish that something were so now?
with the impf subj of desire
how would you express a wish that something had been the case?
by the plup subj of desire
how is the subj used in subordinate clauses?
to represent something not as a fact but as anticipated (prospective use)
what do infinitives often follow in poetry and late prose? give an eg
an adj:
audax omnia perpeti
bold to endure all things
