Verbs and Monophemes Flashcards
What Latin word does “verb” come from?
Verbvm - word
How many tenses does Latin have?
6
What are the five conjugations of verbs?
Person Number Tense Voice Mood
What are morphemes?
Added letters to the stem
What do morphemes replace?
Pronouns and helping verbs
What are stems?
The main part of the verb
Morpheme for singular 1st person
-ō or -m (I)
Morpheme for singular 2nd person
-s (you)
Morpheme for singular 3rd person
-t (he, she, it)
Morpheme for plural 1st person
-mus (we)
Morpheme for plural 2nd person
-tis (you pl.)
Morpheme for plural 3rd person
-nt (they)
What is a macron?
The line on top of vowels that indicates the pronunciation as long.
What is an imperitave verb?
A type of mood used to command or order in a 2nd person tense.
Morpheme for singular imperitave
Just the stem