The Beginner's Latin Exercises. Second Conjugation - Active Voice. Imperative and Infinitive Mood.
TODO
- Exercise A shows what has to be learnt and written in preparation for the next exercises (and future lessons).
- Exercise B contains viva voce Exercises.
- Exercise C (from Latin) and Exercise D (from English) contain the sentences to be translated, either orally or in writing.
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REQUIREMENTS
Vocabulary 37. Second Conjugation.
- noceo, -es, -ui, -tum, -ēre, v.intr. + DAT, to injure.
- pareo, -es, -ui, -tum, -ēre, v.intr. + DAT, to obey.
- placeo, -es, -ui, -tum, -ēre, v.intr. + DAT, to please.
- displiceo, -es, -ui, -tum, -ēre, v.intr. + DAT, to displease.
- jubeo, -es, jussi, jussum, -ēre, v.tr., to order.
- taceo, -es, -cui, -citum, -ēre, v.intr., to be silent.
- deleo, -es, -evi, -etum, -ēre, v.tr., to destroy.
- fleo, -es, -evi, -etum, -ēre, v.tr., to weep.
- pecco, -as, -avi, -atum, -are, v., to sin.
- sapiens, -entis, adj., wise.
- stultus, a, um, adj., foolish.
- statim, adv., immediately.
Rule of Syntax 17bis. — Not in negative commands.
Not in negative commands or entreaties is always ne; as, Ne oves terreamus, Let us not frighten the sheep.
Obs. — Some latin verbs govern the Dative, which in English take the Objective case without a preposition; as, parere, to obey; nocere, to injure; placere, to please; displicere, to displease.
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EXERCISES
Exercise A
- Learn Vocabularies 35.-37., the Syntax Rule 17b., and the verb moneo (all tenses).
- Write out the Imperative of doceo, jubeo, and the "Verb Infinite" of the same.
- Write out the 1st Person Singular of all the Tenses formed from the Perfect of caveo, doceo, jubeo, deleo, taceo.
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Exercise B
1. Read off the English, naming Mood and Tense, supply Pronouns of:
- mone; monendi; monetote; monere; moniturus.
- moneto; monitum; monendum; monento; monete.
- monuisse; monens; monendo; monitu; monituri.
Exercise C: read and translate from Latin.
- Dux milites tacere jussit.
- Pueri, statim tacete.
- Fili, parentibus pareas.
- Facile est timidos terrere.
- Ne noceamus aliis.
- Ne tibi displiceam.
- Milites, ne deleamus urbem.
- Pastor, cave lupum.
- Omnes linguam coercento.
- Bonae filiae matribus placent.
- Jucundius est amicis placere quam hostibus displicere.
- Omnes cives patriae legibus pareant.
- Melius est linguam coercuisse quam amico nocuisse.
- Facilius est decem sapientes docere quam unum stultum.
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Exercise D: read and translate from English.
- Boys, exercise your bodies.
- Girls, be silent.
- Sons, obey your parents.
- Children, please your parents.
- Beware of the dog.
- Be silent, children.
- Let us curb our tongues.
- Let us not injure others.
- It is better to displease others than to sin.
- It is most foolish, soldiers, to have destroyed the camp.
- It is better to obey God than man (pl.).
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CREDITS
C.Sherwill Dawe, The Beginner's Latin Exercises Book, 1880, Rivington, Waterloo Place, London; read the book on archive.org.
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