Latin Study Guide Stage 5

University:
Amherst College
Course:
CLAS 111 | An Introduction to Latin Language and Literature
Academic year:

2021
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3
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ilikemyicons0y5

Stage 5: Vocabulary: Grammar: So far, we’ve seen 1st person, 2nd person, and 3rd person sentences. However, they are all singular. In real life, plural sentences are just as common. How does plurality work with Latin? Let’s start with third person verbs that are plural. Right now, they end in -at/-et/-it. In the plural form the first 2 would be -nt and the last one would be -unt. For 2nd person verbs, right now, they end in -as/-es/-is. In the plural they would all end in -tis. And lastly, the first-person verbs. They end in -o right now, and in the plural, they all end in mus. This gives us a common pattern for our verb endings. 1st Singular: -o 2nd Singular: -s 3rd Singular: -t 1st Plural: -mus 2nd Plural: -tis 3rd Plural: -nt In my opinion, one of the best ways to memorize these are to search up on YouTube “Latin Present Verb Conjugation Song” and get it stuck in your head. Though it may seem silly at first, it was the greatest thing that I do and even now when I learn new endings I search up a song. However, we can’t have plural verbs without plural nouns. The verbs are plural because the nouns are plural. So how would plural nouns work? So, let’s start with the first declension. The nominative is right now -a. In the plural state, it would be -ae. For the accusative, it is -ae right now. In the plural state, it would be -as. Now, let’s take a look at the 2nd declension. Right now, it is -us. In the plural state, it would be -i. For the accusative case it is -um, and it would end in -os. Finally, we have the third declension. The nominative case has no particular endings, however for the plural, they end in -es. The accusative case has to end in -em, and in the plural it ends in is. Ex: The sentence pullae rident would translate as “The girls are smiling” Culture – The Theatre Amphitheaters were a large part of Roman culture. Various performances occurred whenever there was a festival. All the stores would close and people would leave early so they could get good seats. Admission was free for everyone because a wealthy politician would pay for everyone in hopes that his gratitude would be enough to garner enough votes for the position he wanted. The play lasted all day long and there were slaves who would help keep the crowd cool through a variety of different ways. One of the most popular kinds of plays was called pantomime which was a blend of drama and ballet. Another very popular play involved comic actors who would come out for short one-play action wearing vulgar masks making jokes about Italian Country Life. 🡪 A Roman Amphitheatre

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