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Elementary Latin II
(LATIN 132)

Professor Ortwin Knorr
Classical Studies Program


Email: oknorrATwillamette.edu
Phone: x6029
Mailbox: 107 Eaton

Answer Key to the Exercises GVE pp. 262-63

1. Form the present participle of each of these verbs, give also gen. s. and translate:
revocans, revocantis = calling back, while X was calling back
incendens, incendentis = setting fire (to sth.)
accipiens, accipientis = receiving
sentiens, sentientis = feeling, understanding, perceiving
iubens, iubentis = ordering
adipiscens, adipiscentis = getting, gaining, acquiring
egrediens, egredientis = going out
fruens, fruentis = enjoying
recordans, recordantis = remembering
exiens, exeuntis = going out

2. Say with which noun(s) in each line the given present participles agrees:
inspicienti: servae, viro
(NB: usually not muliere because the abl. of a PPA usually ends in –e and in –i only
if the PPA is used like an adjective)

accedentem: principem
nitente: servâ
commorantum: mulierum
conflagrantibus: moenibus, ceteris
circumiens: Cicero, mulier

3. Translate these sentences:
(a) Verres stood on the beach, leaning on a woman.
(b) When they asked (were asking), the pirate answered them that he had seen the fleeing ships.
(c) When the sailors were lacking food, Cleomenes did nothing.
(d) While Verres was making love to a woman, it was announced that a ship had been captured.
(e) You can see the ship burning with fire.
(f) They caught sight of the others who were following a little more slowly.
(g) Waiting in Syracuse, the pirates saw the walls of the city.
(h) Verres said [that] he had not seen ships approaching the harbor.
(i) For someone who is busy no day is long. (Seneca)
(j) Nothing is difficult for a person in love. (Cicero)

4. Translate into Latin (using ablative absolute with present participle):
Verre absente
nautis sequentibus
populo vidente
navibus (incendio) conflagrantibus
Cleomene commorante
turba (or multitudine) ducem hortante