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Pt.1- Lesson1
Pt.1- Lesson 2

Cases- 1st Declension

  1. Write down the short form of the six Latin cases and explain, in
    writing, the function of each case within the structure of a sentence.                      Answer 

  2. Write down the endings that apply to the full paradigm of the 1st declension.         Answer

  3. If your answer to question 2 did not include the appropriate accents, are you able to rewrite them including the accents? 
    Try it before you look at the Answer
     

  4. Choose the appropriate answer, a or b, for the following words; list them on paper then check the Answer.
    Wordanswer Aanswer B

     agricolam

    the farmer (subj.) 

    the farmer (dir. obj.) 

     ancillă

    o maid 

    with the maid 

     matronae

    the matrons 

     to the matrons

     stellas

    the stars (dir. obj.) 

     by the stars

     nautis

    to the sailors  

     of the sailor



  5. Translate every possible case of the following words.
    N.B.: Each repeated word represents another answer. 
    1. ancillă
    2. ancillă
    3. puellae
    4. puellae
    5. puellae
    6. puellae
    7. insulis
    8. insulis
    9. insularum
    10. matronis
    11. matronis                                 Answer
                  
       

Cases- 2nd Declension 

 

6- Write down the full declension of the the following words:

  1. discipulus
  2. bellum   (the noun, not the adjective)
  3. barbarus    (noun only, not the adjective)
  4. servus   (noun only)
  5. argentum   (noun only)
  6. gener                                                           Answer

7- Translate in all possible ways the following declined words; note that some are nouns, some are adjectives and some are both:

  1. barbaro
  2. bellorum
  3. barbari
  4. barbara
  5. servo
  6. argento
  7. generorum                                                    Answer

 

 

8- Translate into Latin or English the following words:

  1. the good boy
  2. the good sailor
  3. the famous poet
  4. the good apple tree

  5. bona discipula (look out for this one)
  6. miser magister
  7. bonum magistram                                        Answer 

 

9- Give a three line statement which define the rules of accents on words of the 2nd Declension.

  1. Nom. and Voc. always use the ... or ... accent...
  2. Gen. dat. and abl. ... always use the ... accent except ...
  3. The acc. ...                                                    Answer

 

10- Write down the full  second declension paradigm including the accents. (the endings are enough, but you can choose any word that you like)                   Answer