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State Questions—Intermediate Flashcards

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Translate the participle in this sentence into Latin: We saw the dog running after the fox.

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CURRENTEM

B1: Translate the participle in this sentence into Latin using capio: The gods saw the dog about to capture the fox.

CAPTURUM

B2: Translate the participle in this sentence into Latin using capio: The gods changed the dog about to be captured into stone.

CAPIENDUM

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Translate consul into Latin in the following sentence: The war must be waged by the consul

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CONSULI

B1: What use of the dative is consuli in that sentence?

DATIVE OF AGENT

B2: Translate the full sentence into Latin using a passive periphrastic.

BELLUM GERENDUM EST CONSULI

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Using a participle, give the genitive singular for “singing bird”

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CANENTIS/CANTANTIS/PIPANTIS AVIS

B1: Change that to the plural

CANENTIUM AVIUM

B2: Change that form to the ablative

CANENTIBUS AVIBUS

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For the verb venio, give the second person plural imperfect active indicative

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VENIEBATIS

B1: Change that form to the subjunctive.

VENIRETIS

B2: Change that form to the passive.

VENIREMINI

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What would be the genitive singular of the phrase: haec glaciēs

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HUIUS GLACIĒĪ

B1: Make that phrase accusative

HANC GLACIEM

B2: Make that phrase ablative plural

HĪS GLACIĒBUS

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For the adjective at the root of malaria give the comparative form.

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PEIOR / PEIUS

B1: For the adjective at the root of humility give the comparative form and superlative forms.”

HUMILIOR & HUMILLIMUS

B2: For the adjective at the root of benevolent give the comparative form and superlative forms.

MELIOR & OPTIMUS / BENEVOLENTIOR &
BENEVOLENTISSIMUS

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For the adjective bonus, give the positive adverbial form.

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BENE

B1: Make bene comparative

MELIUS

B2: Make bene superlative

OPTIMĒ

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How would you say “this sailor” in Latin?

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HIC NAUTA

B1: Change “hic nauta” to the genitive singular.

HUIUS NAUTAE

B2: Change “hic nauta” to the dative singular.

HUIC NAUTAE

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Translate Caesar in the following sentence into Latin: We heard that Caesar had lost the battle

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CAESAREM

B1: Translate Caesar in this sentence into Latin: We use Caesar as an example of a famous Roman.

CAESARE

B2: Translate use in that same sentence into Latin

UTIMUR

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What is the comparative form of celer?

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CELERIOR

B1: What is the adverbial form of celerior?

CELERIUS

B2: What is the superlative form of celerius?

CELERRIMĒ

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What are the comparative and superlatives of magnus?

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MAIOR and MAXIMUS

B1: What are the comparative and superlatives of malus?

PEIOR and PESSIMUS

B2: What are the comparative and superlatives of idoneus

MAGIS IDONEUS and MAXIME IDONEUS

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Which of the following verbs does not belong grammatically: soleo, augeo, audeo, gaudeo

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AUGEO

B1: Whatsort of classification do the verbs, which lack the perfect active system, do soleo, audeo, and gaudeo belong to?

SEMI-DEPONENT

B2: For the verb gaudeo give the second person plural pluperfect form

GAVISI/AE/A ERATIS

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What is the adverbial form of magnus?

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MAGNOPERE

B1: Change magnopere to the comparative.

MAGIS

B2: Change magis to the superlative.

MAXIME

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For the verb volo, velle, give the 2nd person singular present active subjunctive.

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VELIS

B1: Make velis perfect.

VOLUERIS

B2: Make volueris future perfect indicative.

VOLUERIS

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For the verb malo, give the second person singular, present active indicative

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MAVIS

B1: Change mavis to the imperfect

MALEBAS

B2: Change malebas to the future

MALES

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Translate the verb in the dependent clause into Latin: Caesar knows that the barbarians are attacking the camp.

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OPPUGNARE

B1: Translate barbarians in that same sentence.

BARBAROS

B2: Now translate the dependent verb in this sentence: Caesar knew that the camp had been attacked by the barbarians

OPPUGNATA ESSE

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Translate the relative pronoun in the following sentence into Latin: The citizens do not see the dangers which threaten them.

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QUAE

B1: Translate the relative pronoun in the following sentence into Latin: The book which you are reading is mine.

QUEM

B2: Translate that sentence “The book which you are reading is mine” into Latin

LIBER QUEM LĒGIS EST MEUS

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How would you say “the only hope” in Latin?

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SOLA SPES

B1: Change sola spes to the genitive.

SOLIUS SPEI

B2: Change solius spei to the dative.

SOLI SPEI

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For the phrase ‘unus vetus nauta’, give the genitive singular.

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UNIUS VETERIS NAUTAE

B1: Change ‘unius veteris nautae’ to the ablative.

UNO VETERE/VETERI NAUTA

B2: Change ‘uno vetere nauta’ to the plural.

DUOBUS VETERIBUS NAUTIS (IF THEY SAY IT CAN’T BE DONE, TELL
THEM TO USE DUO)

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What is the present active infinitive for the verb amō?

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AMĀRE

B1: What is the passive form of amāre?

AMĀRĪ

B2: What is the perfect active infinitive of amō?

AMĀVISSE

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Using a deponent verb, translate “speak” in the following sentence into Latin: We all know that the gods speak through oak trees

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LOQUI

B1: Using a deponent verb, now translate speak in the following sentence into Latin: The Romans recognized that the gods had not spoken through oak trees.

LOCUTOS ESSE

B2 Using a deponent verb translate “speak” in this sentence into Latin: “The Romans
wondered why the Greeks talked to oak trees.”

LOQUERENTUR

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Translate the participle in the following sentence into Latin: We discovered our children listening to our conversation

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AUDIENTĒS

B1: Translate the participle in the following sentence into Latin: The teacher was about to read a book.

LĒCTŪRUS/LĒCTŪRA

B2: Translate the participle in the following sentence into Latin: The students listened to the song sung by the famous poet.

CANTUM

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Translate the participle in this sentence into Latin: “We saw the citizens walking out of the Colosseum.”

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AMBULANTĒS

B1: … “The mother was about to call her children.”

VOCĀTURA

B2: … “The words, having been spoken by the poet, were pleasing to the emperor.”

DICTA

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Make the phrase hoc carmen dative singular

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HUIC CARMINI

B1: Make the phrase huic carmini accusative plural.

HAEC CARMINA

B2: Make the phrase haec carmina ablative singular

HŌC CARMINE

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For the verb volo, velle give the 2nd person plural, present, active, indicative.

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VULTIS

B1: Make vultis perfect.

VOLUISTIS

B2: Make voluistis present and subjunctive.

VELĪTIS

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Make the phrase pulcher flos comparative.

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PULCHRIOR FLOS

B1: Make the phrase pulchrior flos superlative.

PULCHERRIMUS FLOS

B2: Now make pulchrior modify the word flumen.

PULCHRIUS

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Complete the following grammatical analogy: agit: agitur :: fert : ______

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FERTUR

B1: …: agit : aget :: fert : _____.

FERET

B2: …: agit : agat ::** fert** : _____.

FERAT

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Translate the relative pronoun in the following sentence: “The poets, whom you heard, wrote great poetry.”

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QUŌS

B1: …: The leaders, whom you believed, were right.

QUIBUS

B2: …: The senators, whose laws you ignored, were angry.

QUŌRUM

29
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Say in Latin, “at home”.

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DOMI

B1: Say in Latin, “at Carthage”.

CARTHAGINI/E

B2: Say in Latin, “at Tarentum”.

TARENTI

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Complete the following grammatical analogy: video : vidēre :: conor: _____.

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CONĀRĪ

B1: …: videt : visus est :: loquitur: _____.

LOCUTUS EST

B2: …: vidē : noli vidēre :: fruere : _____.

NOLI FRUĪ

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Give the comparative and superlative degrees of parvus

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MINOR and MINIMUS

B1: Give the comparative and superlative degrees of dissimile.

DISSIMILIUS and DISSIMILLIMUM

B2: Give the comparative and superlative degrees of diu.

DIUTIUS and DIUTISSIME

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Make the phrase flumen fluēns dative singular

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FLUMINI FLUENTI

B1: Make flumini fluenti genitive plural.

FLUMINUM FLUENTIUM

B2: Make fluminum fluentium accusative plural.

FLUMINA FLUENTIA

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For the verb eō, ire give the present active participle

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IĒNS

B1: …give the future passive participle.

EUNDUS

B2: …give the future active participle and translate.

ITURUS, ABOUT TO GO

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In the sentence, “The envoys said that they had not harmed those men,” translate “harmed”?

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NOCUISSE

B1: Translate “they,” in that same sentence.

SĒ / EŌS / EĀS / ILLŌS / ILLĀS / HŌS / HĀS

B2: Translate the entire sentence (repeat).

LEGĀTĪ DĪXĒRUNT SĒ EĪS/ILLĪS (VIRĪS/HOMINIBUS) NOCUISSE

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Give the dative singular of nullus

A

Answer: NULLI

B1. Give the genitive singular of hic

Answer: HUIUS

B2. give the accuative masculine singular of idem

Answer: EUNDEM

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Give the superlative form of the adjective stultus

A

Answer: STULTISSIMUS

B1. Give the superlative form of the adjective **facilis **

Answer: FACILLIMUS

B2. Give the superlative form of the adjective magnus

Answer: MAXIMUS

37
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Say in Latin that head

A

Answer: ILLUD CAPUT

B1. Change that to the ablative singular

Answer: ILLO CAPITE

B2. Change that to the genitive plural

Answer: ILLORUM CAPITUM

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Complete the analogy. Porto: portabit :: possum :______

A

Answer: POTERIT

B1. Porto: portabit :: facio : ______

Answer: FACIET

B2. Porto : portare :: fio :

Answer: FIERI

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For the verb Loquor give the 3rd person singular imperfect indicative

A

Answer: LOQUEBATUR

B1. Change that to the subjunctive

Answer: LOQUERETUR

B2. Change that to the pluperfect

Answer: LOCUTUS ESSET

40
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Give the perfect passive participle and its translation for the verb vinco

A

Answer: VICTUS, HAVING BEEN CONQUERED

B1. Give the present participle and its translation for the same verb

Answer: VINCENS, CONQUERING

B2. Give the future active participle and its translation for the same verb

Answer: VICTURUS, ABOUT TO/GOING TO CONQUER

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In the sentence The brave man must be praised by the senators translate senators

A

Answer: SENATORIBUS

B1. What case and use is senatoribus

Answer: DATIVE OF AGENT

B2. Now use the same construction to translate the brave man must be praised

Answer: HOMO/VIR FORTIS LAUDANDUS EST

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Translate the pronoun in this sentence: “Many of us love to play Certamen.”

A

NOSTRUM

B1: What use of the genitive case is found in that sentence?

PARTITIVE

B2: Translate the word “Certamen” in that sentence.

CERTAMEN

43
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For the verb conor, give the 3rd person singular present indicative.

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CONĀTUR

B1: Change conātur to the perfect tense.

CONĀTUS EST

B2: Change conātus est to the subjunctive.

CONĀTUS SIT

44
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For the verb eō, īre, give the 1st person plural, future indicative.

A

ĪBIMUS

B1: Change ībimus to the perfect tense.

ĪIMUS / ĪVIMUS

B2: Change īvimus to the subjunctive.

ĪVERIMUS / ĪERIMUS

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Translate the correct form of the verb sum, esse in this sentence into Latin: “We see that Marcus Aurelius is a good emperor.”

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ESSE

B1: Translate the entire sentence.

VIDĒMUS MARCUM AURELIUM ESSE BONUM IMPERATOREM

B2: Tranlsate this sentence. Omnēs sciunt Romulum Augustulum fuisse ultimum imperatorem.

EVERYONE KNOWS THAT ROMULUS AUGUSTULUS WAS THE LAST EMPEROR

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For the verb capiō, give the perfect passive participle.

A

CAPTUS

B1: Change captus to the future.

CAPTURUS

B2: Change captus to the passive.

CAPIENDUS

47
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Complete this analogy: amō : amārem :: sum : __________.

A

ESSEM

B1: Complete this analogy: amō : amor :: faciō __________.

FIŌ / FACTUM

B2: Complete this analogy: **amō : amāvit :: loquor **: _______.

LOCUTUS EST

48
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What is the perfect active infinitive of moveō.

A

MOVISSE

B1: Change movisse to the passive.

MOTUM ESSE

B2: Change motum esse to the future passive.

MOTUM ĪRĪ

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Give the genitive singular of the phrase totus orbis.

A

TOTIUS ORBIS

B1: Change totius orbis to the dative.

TOTĪ ORBĪ

B2: Change totī orbī to the plural.

TOTĪS ORBIBUS

50
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Give the comparative and superlative forms of saepe.

A

SAEPIUS & SAEPISSIMĒ

B1: …of **diū. **

DIUTIUS & DIUTISSIMĒ

B2: …of magnopere.

MAGIS & MAXIMĒ

51
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Using only two words, translate the subordinate clause in this sentence into Latin: “When Cicero was consul, the Republic was in danger.”

A

CICERONE CONSULE

B1: What use of the ablative is illustrated in your answer?

ABLATIVE ABSOLUTE

B2: Using an ablative absolute, say in Latin: “With the man having spoken.”

VIRŌ LOCUTŌ / FATŌ

52
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Give the genitive gerund form of audiō

A

** AUDIENDĪ**

B1: What grammatical form replaces the non-existent nominative gerund?

PRESENT ACTIVE INFINITIVE

B2: Using a gerund, say in Latin: “for the sake of listening.”

AUDIENDĪ CAUSĀ / GRATIĀ

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