SELF-TUTORIAL EXERCISES - Chapter 2

Question 1

Give the Latin for the definite article “the” and the indefinite article “a.”

Answer 1

There are none.

Question 2

Name the Latin case for each of the following constructions or ideas:

1. direct object of a verb;
2. possession;
3. subject of a verb;
4. means;
5. direct address;
6. indirect object of a verb.

Answer 2

1. accusative
2. genitive
3. nominative
4. ablative
5. vocative
6. dative

Question 3

Name the case, number, and syntactical usage indicated by the following endings of the 1st declension:

1. -ās
2. -a
3. -am
4. -ae (pl.)

Answer 3

1. accusative, plural, direct object
2. nominative & vocative, singular, subject
3. accusative, singular, direct object
4. nominative & vocative, plural, subject

Question 4

Name the case(s) and number indicated by the following endings, and wherever possible name the English preposition(s) which can be associated with them:

1. ārum
2. -ā
3. -ae
4. -īs

Answer 4

1. genitive, plural, of
2. ablative, singular, by, with, from
3. nominative & vocative, plural. genitive, singular, of. dative, singular, to or for
4. dative, plural, to or for ablative, plural, by, with, from

Question 5

Translate the following nouns and state the syntactical usage of each as indicated by its ending:

Question 6

Translate the following nouns in accordance with their case endings:

Question 7

Given

Question 8

Translate the following phrases into Latin according to the case either named or indicated by the English preposition in each instance:

1. by much money;
2. of many girls;
3. to / for my country;
4. great life (as direct object of a verb);
5. by your penalties;
6. many countries (subject of a verb);
7. to / for many girls;
8. of my life’
9. O fortune;
10. girl’s
11. girls’;
12. girls (direct address);
13. the girls (direct object of a verb);
14. the girls (subject of a verb).

Answer 8

1. magnā pecuniā
2. puellārum
3. patriae
4. vitam magnam
5. poenīs tuīs
6. multae patriae
7. multīs puellīs
8. vītae meae
9. fortuna
10. puellae
11. puellārum
12. puellae
13. puellās
14. puellae

Question 9

Valē, patria mea.

Answer 9

Farewell (goodbye), my native land.

Question 10

Fortunā puellae est magna.

Answer 10

The girl’s fortune is great.

Question 11

Puella fortūnam patriae tuae laudat.

Answer 11

The girl praises the fortune of your country.

Question 12

Ō puella, partiam tuam servā.

Answer 12

O girl, save your country.

Question 13

Multae puellae pecūniam amant.

Answer 13

Many girls love money.

Question 14

Puellae nihil datis.

Answer 14

You are giving nothing to the girl.

Question 15

Pecūniam puellae videt.

Answer 15

He sees the money of the girl.

Question 16

Pecūniam puellārum nōn vidēs.

Answer 16

You do not see the girls’ money.

Question 17

Monēre puellās dēbēmus.

Answer 17

We should warn the girls.

Question 18

Laudāre puellam dēbent.

Answer 18

They should praise the girl.

Question 19

Vīta multīs puellīs fortūnam dat.

Answer 19

Life gives (good) fortune to many girls.

Question 20

Vītam meam pecūniā tuā cōnservās

Answer 20

You are saving my life with your money.

Question 21

Fāma ist nihil sine fortunā.

Answer 21

Fame is nothing without fortune.

Question 22

Vitām sine pecūniā nōn amātis.

Answer 22

You do not like life without money.

Question 23

Sine fāma et fortūnā patria nōn valet.

Answer 23

Without fame and fortune the country is not strong.

Question 24

Īram puellārum laudāre nōn debēs.

Answer 24

You ought not to praise the anger of the girls.

Question 25

Vītam sine poenīs amāmus.

Answer 25

We like a life without punishments.

Question 26

Sine philosophiā nōn valēmus.

Answer 26

Without philosophy we are not strong.

Question 27

Quid est vīta sine philosophia?

Answer 27

Whatt is life without philosophy?