States Questions—Intermediate Flashcards
- Translate the following sentence into Latin using tabella for cell phone: The students were afraid that their phone had fallen into the water
DISCIPULI/AE VERITI SUNT NE TABELLA IN AQUAM
CECIDISSET
B1: Now translate The students were afraid that their parents would not give them new phones
DISCIPULI/AE VERITI SUNT UT PARENTES EIS NOVAS TABELLAS DARENT
B2: Now translate The students used broken cell phones
DISCIPULI/DISCIPULAE UTEBANTUR/USI SUNT TABELLIS
Translate into English: Marcus ad basilicam ibit ut causam dicat
Marcus will go to court to plead his case
B1: Translate Marcus causam dicebat tam bene ut iudex eum laudaret.
Marcus pled his case so well that the judge praised him
B2: Translate Marcus multam pecuniam obtinuit cum bene causam diceret.
Marcus obtained a lot of money since he pled his case well
Translate the following sentence into English: venator aves maximos tacite sequitur
THE HUNTER QUIETLY FOLLOWS THE VERY LARGE BIRDS
B1: Now translate: aves maximi moriri non possunt, quod sunt immortales.
THE VERY LARGE BIRDS CANNOT DIE, BECAUSE THEY ARE
IMMORTAL
B2: Now translate: agricolae non patiuntur aves maximos eripere equos parvos.
THE FARMERS DO NOT ALLOW THE VERY LARGE BIRDS TO
SNATCH AWAY THE SMALL HORSES
Translate into English: Milites ducem sapientem sequantur.
LET THE SOLDIERS FOLLOW THE WISE LEADER
B1: Now translate: Milites putabant se ducem sapientem secutos esse.
THE SOLDIERS THOUGHT THEY HAD FOLLOWED A WISE LEADER
B2: Now translate: Dux stultus iussit ut milites eum sequerentur.
THE FOOLISH LEADER ORDERED THE SOLDIERS TO FOLLOW HIM
Say in Latin “We live in Rome”
ROMAE VIVIMUS/HABITAMUS
B1: Translate home using the word “domus” in the following sentence: I like to stay at home because that is where my xbox is.
DOMI
B2: Translate into Latin “We stayed in Britain for ten days”
IN BRITANNIA DECEM DIES MANEBAMUS/MANSIMUS
Translate the following sentence into English: tacite ambulamus ne magnum animal excitemus.
WE WALK QUIETLY IN ORDER THAT WE NOT WAKE THE LARGE ANIMAL
B1: Now translate this sentence: magnum animal erat tam iratus ut me oppugnaret.
THE LARGE ANIMAL WAS SO ANGRY THAT IT ATTACKED ME
B2: Now translate this sentence knowing that pila means ball: magnum animal pilā
captō ut contrā alia animālia pugnet.
I CAPTURE THE LARGE ANIMAL WITH A BALL SO THAT IT FIGHTS AGAINST OTHER ANIMALS
What popular TV show might be rendered in Latin as “Domus Draconis”?
HOUSE OF THE DRAGON
B1: What popular TV show might be rendered in Latin as “Corona”?
THE CROWN
B2: What popular TV show might be rendered as “Ultimi Nostrum”?
THE LAST OF US
Using the verb surgō, translate the following sentence into Latin: “The bright moon was rising into the sky.”
LUNA (PRAE)CLARA IN CAELUM SURGĒBAT
B1: Using verb cadō, translate this sentence into Latin: “We see that the moon is falling.”
VIDĒMUS LUAM CADERE
B2: Change both verbs in that sentence to the perfect tense.
VĪDIMUS & CECIDISSE
Translate into Latin: “I know that the rumor is false.”
SCIO FAMAM ESSE FALSAM
B1: Translate: “I knew that the rumor had been false.”
SCIO FAMAM FUISSE FALSAM
B2: Translate: “I know that the truth must be told.”
SCIO VERITATEM NARRANDAM ESSE
Translate the following into Latin: “We watch the closed gates.”
SPECTAMUS CLAUSAS PORTAS.
B1: … “We watched the soldiers closing the gates.”
SPECTAVIMUS MILITES CLAUDENTES PORTAS.
B2: … “We saw that the gates were closed by the soldiers.”
VIDIMUS PORTAS A MILITIBUS CLAUSAS ESSE.
Translate the following sentence into English: Pectora movenda sunt
HEARTS MUST BE MOVED
B1: What case and use of “poets” would be needed to change the sentence to “Hearts must be moved by poets”?
DATIVE OF AGENT
B2: Now translate into English: “dona parentibus ferenda erant.”
GIFTS HAD TO BE/MUST HAVE BEEN CARRIED BY THE PARENTS.
[PARENTS HAD TO CARRY GIFTS]
A Latin inscription found under the church of San Clemente in Rome reads “Omnia disce.” Translate these two words
LEARN ALL / EVERYTHING
B1: Taking the adjective superfluus to mean “pointless” or “unnecessary,” translate the next line of the inscription: Vidēbis postea nihil esse superfluum.”
YOU WILL AFTERWARDS SEE THAT NOTHING IS UNNECESSARY / POINTLESS
B2: Taking the first conjugation verb coartō to mean “to confine,” translate the last line of the inscription: “Coartāta scientia iucunda nōn est.”
CONFINED KNOWLEDGE IS NOT PLEASING
Using the verb loquor, say in Latin: “Let the consul speak!”
CONSUL LOQUĀTUR
B1: Using the verb loquor, say in Latin: “The consul was about to speak these words.”
CONSUL LOCUTURUS HAEC VERBA ERAT
B2: Using the verb loquor, say in Latin: “The consul thought that he had spoken.”
CONSUL PUTĀBAT / PUTĀVIT SĒ / EUM LOCUTUM ESSE
Translate the infinitive in the following sentence: Līberī susurrābant sē verērī tenēbrās.
FEARED/WERE AFRAID (OF)
B1: Taking susurrō, susurrāre to mean “whisper” translate the sentence from the toss-up.
THE CHILDREN WHISPERED THAT THEY WERE AFRAID OF THE DARK.
B2: Now, using vereor, translate into Latin: Children, fear the dark on account of monsters!
VERĒMINI, LĪBERĪ, PROPTER/OB MONSTRA!
Translate the relative clause in this sentence: The friends with whom we sit today will always be
Answer: QUIBUSCUM SEDEMUS HODIE
B1. Translate the whole sentence, but change everything to the singular
Answer: AMICUS QUOCUM SEDEO HODIE SEMPER ERIT.
B2. Now translate The friend to whom I give my friendship has always been.
Answer: AMICUS CUI AMICITIAM DO SEMPER FUIT
Say in Latin Your soldiers will never conquer our city
Answer: TUI/VESTRI MILITES NUMQUAM NOSTRAM URBEM VINCENT/SUPERABUNT.
B1. Now say: Our city will never be conquered by your soldiers.
Answer: AB TUIS/VESTRIS MILITIBUS NUMQUAM NOSTRA URBS
VINCETUR/SUPERABITUR.
B2. Now say: Because our city is stronger, your soldiers will never conquer us.
Answer: QUOD NOSTRA URBS FORTIOR, TUI/VESTRI MILITES NON NUMQUAM
VINCENT/SUPERABUNT.
Say in Latin “Let’s walk, not run!”
Answer: AMBULEMUS, NE CURRAMUS
B1. What use of the subjunctive is that?
Answer: HORTATORY
B2. Now say in Latin Don’t run! You have a dagger in your hand
Answer: NOLI/NOLITE CURRERE! IN TUA/VESTRA MANU PUGIONEM
HABES/HABETIS
There you are at school, walking to class and one of your friends from Latin at the other end of the hall calls out: Asta, amice, mane dum, quaeso! What is your friend saying?
Answer: ASKING YOU TO WAIT FOR THEM
B1. You wait. When your friend catches up he says: Vīdistine lusum hesterno?
what has he asked you?
Answer: IF YOU SAW/DID YOU SEE THE GAME
YESTERDAY/LAST NIGHT
B2. You answer him with a question in Latin (of course!) Dicisne de lusu pilae clavaeque? What have you asked?
Answer: IF HE IS TALKING ABOUT THE BASEBALL GAME
In the sentence, “The men arrived on the seventh night” translate on the seventh night.
Answer: SEPTIMA NOCTE
B1. In the sentence, “The solders were sent by a god” translate by a god.
Answer: A DEO
B2. What case and use is by a god in that sentence?
Answer: ABLATIVE OF PERSONAL AGENT
Translate the following sentence into English: Claudius coquō nōn crēdidit.
CLAUDIUS DID NOT TRUST / BELIEVE THE COOK
B1: …Coquus cibum parāvit ad necandum Claudium.
THE COOK PREPARED FOOD TO KILL CLAUDIUS
B2: …Imperātor Claudius multōs librōs dē historiā scrīpsit.
THE EMPEROR CLAUDIUS WROTE MANY BOOKS ABOUT HISTORY
Using two 3rd conjugation verbs, say in Latin: “I desire to live in Rome.”
CUPIŌ VĪVERE ROMAE
B1: Using two deponent verbs, say in Latin: “I encourage you to follow.”
HORTOR TĒ UT SEQUĀRIS
B2: Using two irregular verbs, say in Latin: “Let us be able to carry the money.”
PECUNIAM FERRE POSSĪMUS
Translate the following sentence into Latin: “The gladiator uses two swords.”
GLADIATOR DUŌBUS GLADIĪS UTITUR
B1: … “Marcus has run for three miles.”
MARCUS TRIA MĪLIA PASSUUM CUCURRIT
B2: … “We will come to Rome in three days.”
ROMAM TRIBUS DIĒBUS VENIĒMUS
Translate the following sentence into English: Hercules erat hēros magnae potestātis
HERCULES WAS A HERO OF GREAT POWER
B1: What use of the genitive case is found in that sentence?
DESCRIPTION
B2: What other case in Latin can be used to show description?
ABLATIVE
Say in Latin: “Let us play well.”
BENE LUDĀMUS
B1: What use of the subjunctive is found in that sentence?
HORTATORY / JUSSIVE
B2: Using the subjunctive mood, say in Latin: “Let them not fight.”
NĒ PUGNENT
