Peter Jones Notes

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Latin Primer: Lesson One, Conjugal Rites

Notation:

Arabic numerals denote the person (1, 2, 3 being first, second and third obviously), s denotes singular, pl plural.

Record verbs in the following form:

am-o am-are (1) v.(erb) I love

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The stem is am- meaning love (See StemNotes). The next letter -a- is the key vowel. What does this mean? WordConstruction

The endings denote the person:

Examples of first conjugation verbs and the details of the conjugation will be found here: VerbFirst.

Exercises

Translate each word three ways

amamus

we love, we do love, we are loving

amant

they love, they do love, they are loving

amatis

you (pl) love, you (pl) are loving, you (pl) do love

amo

I love, I am loving, I do love

amas

you (s) love, you (s) do love, you (s) are loving.

Translate amat nine ways

• he is loving
• she is loving
• it is loving
• he loves
• she loves
• it loves
• he is loving
• she is loving
• it is loving

Translate with one word into Latin

we do love

amamus

they are loving

amant

you (s) love

amas

you (pl) do love

amatis

to love

amare

Now add non, "not", and translate

Example: non amamus ("not we- love", i.e. "we do not love"),

non amant

they do not love

non amat

he does not love

non amatis

you (pl) do not love

Likewise

they do not love (= "not they-love")

non amant

she does not love

non amat

you (pl) do not love

non amatis

Exercises

Translate into English

sed semper pugnant

they always fight, they are always fighting.

sed	but
semper	always
pugn-a-nt	pugn-are, to fight; -nt, they

hic equitamus

here we ride.

hic	here
equit-a-mus	we ride, we do ride, we are riding.

nunc non portat

now he is not carrying (anything), he is not carrying anything now, he does not carry anything now.

nunc	now
non	not
port-a-t	he is carrying

festinare

to hurry.

datis et nuntiatis

you give and announce (?)

semper festinas

you (s) always hurry, you (s) are always hurrying, you are always in a rush.

semper	always
festin-a-s	you hurry, you are hurrying

• nunc interrogamus,

portant et minstrant

They carry and serve.

dare

to give

equitare amant

they love to ride

• Translate into Latin: they always question, to tell, you (s) carry, now we do not give, she rides and hurries, you (pl) always fight, but he does not now serve, here they always announce, you (s) love to fight.