Latin Chapter 6
Latin Chapter 6
Latin Chapter 6
pueri prope ianuam stant; magister <licit: Quintus ser6 advenit; magister <licit: 'cur
'intrate, pueri, et sedete!' ser6 advenis, Quinte? intra celeriter et
sede.'
pueri in ~µbselliis sed~nt; magister <licit: Decimus litteras male scribit; magister
'tacete, pueriA.et audite!' dicit: 'veni hue, Decime, et litteras
qv.4 '\ iterum scribe.'
0 Imperatives ~\-\ e>.>
Imperatives are the part of the verb used to give orders;
orders may be given to one person (Coine here, boy!) or
to more than one (Come here, boys!); and so Latin has
different forms for singular and plural
1 2 3 4
singular amalove! mone advise! rege rule! audihear!
plural amate monete regite audite
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Exercise 6.1
Translate
1 intrate, pueri, et sedetel
*NB Words ending in
2 responde, Maree* l cur non dicis? -us change to -e when
3 ubi est Argus? quaere canem, Quintel the person is being
4 redit_e ad agrum, pueri, et patrem iuvatel addressed or called to
5 veni hue, Quinte, et matrem salutal ( vocative case)
Exercise 6.2
Nouns are divided into groups, called declensions. You have already
met nouns of the first declension: nominative -a, accusative -am; and
nouns of the second declension: nominative -us or -er, accusative -um,
e.g. iili-us, fili-um; pu-er, puer-um.
The nominative singular of the third declension has various forms,
e.g. rex, nivis, urbs; the accusative singular ends -em; the nominative
and accusative plural end -es (the same ending for both cases).
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Thfi~d _declension adjectives have the same endings for masculine and
em1mne, e.g. .
FLAVIUS'S STORY:
THE DEATH OF HECTOR
postridie pueri ad liidum accedunt. Decimus sero postridie the next day
advenit. amicos vocat: 'manete, amici; exspectate me.'
amici manent et Decimum exspectant. sed magister e
i~nua exit et eos vocat: 'festinate, pueri; intrate
celeriter et sedete.'
itaque intrant pueri celeriter et sedent in sellis, sed sellls chairs
1... non laborant. magisteriratus est; 'laborate, pueri,'
inquit; 'litteras scribite.'
sed Decimus non laborat;·puellam spectat, quae in quae who
via ambulat. magister valde iratus est. 'Decime,' inquit, ambulat is walking
'cur non laboras? veni hiic.' Decimus ad magistrum adit
et dicit: 'erras, magister. ego Iaboro. vide litteras.' erras you're wrong
magister litteras spectat et 'Decime,' inquit, 'litteras
male scribis. asinus es. dnigenter laborayecimus ad
sellam redit. dTiigenter laborat. omnes pueri diligenter dfligenter hard
laborant. tandem Marcus 'magister,' inquit, 'omnes omnes all
diligenter laboramus et litteras bene scribimus. itaque tandem at last
narra nobis fabulam.' bene well; itaque and so
magister 'ita ver6,' inquit. 'iam vos omnes narra nobis tell us
diligenter laboratis. boni pueri estis. iam ego fabulam ita veto certainly
vobis narr6. attendite et me audite.' vobis to you
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Add the correct ending to the nouns and Analyse and translate
adjectives ending- and translate
1 pater filium ad navem diicit.
1 Quintus patr- exspectat. 2 rex omnes principes ad urbem vocat.
2 Graeci nav- ascendunt. 3 puella fratrem diii. in via exspectat.
3 pueri matr- si;iltitant. 4 quid facitis, amici? festinate ad
4 omn- pueri et omn- puellae diligenter urbem.
laborant. 5 ciir navem ascendis, Maree? mane et
5 pater puerum fort- laudat. m~ exspecta.
6 mater filiam trist- consolat.
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7 magister omn- pueros laudat.
8 puella reg- diii. exspectat.
consolat comforts
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Exercise 6. 5
Translate the first paragraph and answer the questions below on the
second and third paragraphs
Hector in terra iacet mortuus. Achilles accurrit et dirum facinus terrible deed
dirum facinus facit. Hectorem mortuum ad currum currum chariot
alligat et circum mfi.ros trahit, pater et mater e miiris alligat ties
spectant, territi. mater damat: '6 Achilles,' inquit,
'tandem iram compesce; fili~m redde.' sed Achilles
compesce check; redde give
Hectorem ad naves trahit; ibi eum relinquit in terra back
iacentem. '{,1 ~ relinquit leaves
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diu Priamus filium mortuum luget. tandem, ubi liiget mourns for
nox venit, ex urbe exit et solus ad Graecorum naves solus alone
procedit. ad Achillis tabemaculum venit; intrat; _a d Graecorum of the Greeks
terram procuxµbft et misericordiam rogat. '6 Achilles,' Achillis tabemaculum
inquit, 'tu victor es. tandem iram compesce et filium Achilles's tent
mortuum ad matrem remitte.' procumbit bows
misericordiam pity
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ubi Achilles Priamum videt, attonitus est. . m1'nd·• tollit raises
misericordia animum vincit. Priamum e terra tollit, anunum
filium mortuum reddit et patrem ad urbem Troiam
tiitum remittit.
1What does Priam do when night comes?
2What does he say to Achilles?
Y3 How does Achilles behave when he sees Priam in his tent?
/\ 4How does his behaviour make you reassess his character?
SGive one example each from these two paragraphs of: a compound
verb, an imperative, a preposition with the ablative.
6 Give the nominative singular of the following words: Cilium ( 1.8),
naves (1.9) , terram (1.11).
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