Passive Voice Flashcards
What is the passive voice in Latin?
The passive voice indicates that the subject of the sentence is the recipient of the action rather than the performer.
In Latin, which verb endings typically indicate the passive voice?
The passive voice is often indicated by the endings -r, -ris, -tur, -mur, -mini, -ntur for present tense.
True or False: In Latin, the passive voice can only be used in the present tense.
False. The passive voice can be used in various tenses including past and future.
Fill in the blank: In the sentence ‘Pueri a magistro laudantur’, the verb ‘laudantur’ is in the _____ voice.
passive
What is the passive form of the verb ‘amare’ in the first person singular present tense?
‘amor’
Identify the subject in the passive sentence ‘Carmen a puella cantatur’.
Carmen
What is the main difference between active and passive voice?
In active voice, the subject performs the action; in passive voice, the subject receives the action.
Which Latin noun case is often used to indicate the agent in a passive sentence?
The ablative case.
True or False: The agent in a passive sentence is usually explicitly stated.
False. The agent may be omitted if it’s understood from context.
What is the passive infinitive form of ‘ducere’?
‘duci’
In Latin, how do you form the future passive tense for the verb ‘audire’?
By using ‘audiar, audieris, audiet, audiemur, audiemini, audientur’.
What is the passive form of the verb ‘scribere’ in the third person plural perfect tense?
‘scripti sunt’
Fill in the blank: The passive voice is often used to emphasize the _____ rather than the agent.
action
True or False: All Latin verbs can be used in passive voice.
False. Only transitive verbs can be used in passive voice.
What is the passive form of ‘ferre’ in the present tense?
‘feror’
In the sentence ‘Epistula a Marco scripta est’, what does ‘scripta est’ indicate?
It indicates that the letter was written by Marcus.
What tense is the verb ‘amatur’ and what does it mean?
‘amatur’ is present passive and means ‘is loved’.
Identify the passive voice form of ‘videre’ in the future tense.
‘videbor’
What is the structure of a typical passive sentence in Latin?
Subject + form of ‘esse’ + past participle + agent (if included).
True or False: The passive voice is less common in Latin than in English.
True. Latin often prefers active constructions.
What is the past participle of ‘capere’ used in passive constructions?
‘captus’
In passive voice, how is the subject usually treated in Latin compared to active voice?
The subject is often treated as the focus of the action rather than the doer.
Fill in the blank: The passive voice allows for the _____ of the doer of the action.
omission
What is the passive form of ‘audire’ in the first person plural present tense?
‘audimur’
How do you express ‘They are loved’ in Latin using the passive voice?
‘Amantur.’
True or False: The passive voice can change the meaning of a sentence.
True. It can shift the focus and implication of the action.
What is the passive form of ‘vincere’ in the perfect tense?
‘victus est’
What role does the ablative case play in passive constructions?
It typically indicates the agent performing the action.
What is the difference between a deponent verb and a regular passive verb?
A deponent verb is passive in form but active in meaning.
Fill in the blank: ‘Sunt’ is the _____ form of ‘esse’ used in passive voice.
plural
What is the passive form of ‘facere’ in the third person singular present tense?
‘facitur’
