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Latin unit 1&2 and then 3 (FUN,FUN,FUN,FUN,FUN,FUN,FUN,FUN,FUN,FUN,FUN,FUN,FUN,FUN,FUN,FUN,FUN,FUN,FUN,FUN,FUN,FUN,FUN,FUN,FUN,FUN,FUN,FUN,FUN,FUN,FUN,FUN,FUN,FUN,FUN) > The infinitive > Flashcards

The infinitive Flashcards

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The first two principal parts of amo are?

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amo:the 1st principal part, means I love, and is the first person singular of the present tense. It is the entry form of the verb in a vocabulary list or dictionary.

Amare:the 2nd principal part, means to love, and has a special name, the infinitive. The infinitive of every 1st conjugation verb ends in are.

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What is the infinitive used to identify?

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The infinitive is used to identify the conjugation (family) a verb belongs to.

A verb whose infinitive ends in are belongs to the 1st conjugation.

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How to find the infinitive stem?

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The official way to find the stem of a first cojugation verb is to drop the re from the infinitive form. It is the infinitive that contains the stem vowel, a.

amare ama/re stem = ama

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Latin unit 1&2 and then 3 (FUN,FUN,FUN,FUN,FUN,FUN,FUN,FUN,FUN,FUN,FUN,FUN,FUN,FUN,FUN,FUN,FUN,FUN,FUN,FUN,FUN,FUN,FUN,FUN,FUN,FUN,FUN,FUN,FUN,FUN,FUN,FUN,FUN,FUN,FUN) (16 decks)

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