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Elementary Latin I
(LATIN 131)

Professor Ortwin Knorr
Classical Studies Program

 Email: oknorr@willamette.edu
Phone: x6029
Mailbox: 107 Eaton
Office Hours: W 11:30-12:30 pm
and by appointment, 306 Eaton

Answer Key to the Exercises GVE p. 104

1. Translate and convert s. to pl. and vice-versa:
precâtur = he/she/it begs, prays, precantur
mentîris = you (s.) lie, mentîminî
pollicêmur = we promise, polliceor
sequuntur = they follow, sequitur
minâris = you threaten, minâminî
loquimini = you (all) speak or speak! (pl.), loqueris or loquere!
mentior = I am lying, mentîmur
opinâre = think!, opinâminî
prôgrediminî = you (all) advance, prôgrederis
loqueris = you are speaking, loquiminî
pollicêre = promise! or you promise, pollicêminî
minâmur = we threaten, minor
(optional)
recordor = I remember, recordâmur
êgreditur = he/she/it goes out, êgrediuntur
oblîvîscuntur = they forget, oblîvîscitur
sequeris = you follow, sequiminî
precâre = beg/pray! or you beg/pray, precâminî
opînâmur = we think, opînor
adgrederis = you approach, adgrediminî
loquitur = he/she/it speaks, loquuntur
mentiuntur = they lie, mentîtur
prôgrediuntur = they advance, prôgreditur
minâmur = we threaten, minor

2. Give the Latin for:
we threaten = minâmur
he promises = pollicêtur
they forget = obliviscuntur
you (pl.) remember = recordâminî
you (s.) speak = loqueris
I am following = sequor
advance! (s.) = prôgredere!
beg! (s.) = precâre!
talk! (pl.) = loquiminî!
promise! (s.) = pollicêre!
(optional)
we are thinking = opînâmur
they advance = prôgrediuntur
he comes out = êgreditur
she threatens = minâtur
remember! (pl.) = recordâminî
we are lying = mentîmur
they speak = loquuntur
you (pl.) promise = pollicêminî
talk! (s.) = loquere!
yu (s.) follow = sequeris

3. Say whether each of the following is an infinitive or an imperative and translate:
amare: inf. = to love
minare, imp. = threaten!
pollicere, imp. = promise!
sequere, imp. = follow!
vocare, inf. = to call
habere, inf. = to have
loqui, inf. = to talk
audi, imp. = listen!
invenire, inf. = to find
progredi, inf. = to advance
dormi, imp. = sleep!
mentiri, inf. = to lie
precare, imp. = pray!
opinari, inf. = to think
inveni, imp. = find!
ducere, inf. = to lead
loquere, imp. = talk!
inire, inf. = to enter
iubere, inf. = to order
progredere, imp. = advance!

4. Give the meaning, infinitive, and s. imperative of the following verbs:
habeô = have, habêre, habê!
cûrô = care, curâre, curâ!
!minor = threaten, minârî, minâre!
loquor = talk, loqui, loquere!
audiô = hear, listen; audîre, audî!
ducô = lead, dûcere, dûc!
mittô = send, mittere, mitte!
precor = beg, pray; precârî, precâre!
fugiô = flee, fugere, fuge!
crêdô = believe, crêdere, crêde!
(optional)
opînor = think, opinârî, opînâre!
prôgredior = advance, prôgredî, prôgredere!
moneô = warn, monêre, mone!
sequor = follow, sequî, sequere!
maneô = wait; manêre, manê!
polliceor = promise, pollicêrî, pollicêre!