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Welcome to Latin Class!

Welcome to Latin Class!. Salvete!. Unit I. Make a Prediction. Silva Luna Stella Casa Via Alta Longa Magna Multa. And these. Sub Trans Circum Aqua Terra Pirata Agricola Nauta. Think about it. Sixty five percent of our English vocabulary is derived from Latin.

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Welcome to Latin Class!

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  1. Welcome to Latin Class! Salvete!

  2. Unit I

  3. Make a Prediction • Silva • Luna • Stella • Casa • Via • Alta • Longa • Magna • Multa

  4. And these • Sub • Trans • Circum • Aqua • Terra • Pirata • Agricola • Nauta

  5. Think about it • Sixty five percent of our English vocabulary is derived from Latin. • Many times the Latin word will be exactly the same as the English word. • Sometimes the Latin word will remind you of a word you know in English, you just have to think about it a bit.

  6. Consider these: • Extraterrestrial • Aquarium • Circumference • Subterranean • Longitude • Altitude • Multitude

  7. Word Order • The policeman chased the burglar down the street. • The burglar chased the policeman down the street. • Word order makes a difference.

  8. In Latin • Anna sees the farmer. • Anna agricolam videt. • Agricolam Anna videt. • Word order makes NODIFFERENCE! • What determines meaning?

  9. Endings • Words that serve as the subject end in “A”. • Anna agricolam videt. • Words that serve as the direct object end in “AM”. • Agricolam Anna videt. • The verb, videt, ends in “T”.

  10. Match • Subject am • Direct Object t • Verb a

  11. Sentence Structure • Romans built sentences the way they built everything else. • Strong pillars at the beginning and end. • Anna (subject) videt (Verb) agricolam(D.O.) Anna agricolam videt.

  12. BUT….. • Word order makes no difference – you have to look at the endings!

  13. Cases • Nominative Subject • Accusative Direct Object

  14. Endings • Nominative A(Singular) AE (Plural) • Accusative AM(Singular) AS (Plural)

  15. Examples • Anna agricolam videt. • Anna agricolas videt. • Agricola videt Annam. • Agricolae Annam vident.

  16. Verb Endings • If the subject is singular, the verb ends in T. Videt she sees or he sees If the subject is plural, the verb ends in NT. Vident they see

  17. The verb “To Be” • Sum I am sumus we are • Es You are estis you are • Est He/she is sunt they are

  18. Understanding Verbs • First person singular: I • First person plural: We • Second person singular: you • Second person plural: you all • Third person singular: He/she/ it • Third person plural: They

  19. Verb Tenses • Present tense: Now I AM • Past tense: Yesterday I was • Future tense: Tomorrow I will be

  20. Nouns • Nominative: Subject/Predicate noun Endings A (singular) AE (Plural) • Accusative: Direct obj./Obj. of Preposition Endings AM (singular) AS (Plural) • Ablative: Object of Preposition Endings A (Singular) IS (Plural)

  21. Answers • Subject A • Direct Object Am • Verb T

  22. Unit I

  23. Unit I • Review of Cases: • Nouns which are subjects or predicate nouns are referred to as Nominative. They are identified by the a, ae endings. • Nouns which serve as the direct object and some objects of prepositions are referred to as Accusative. They are identified by the am, as endings. • Nouns which indicate some objects of prepositions are referred to as Ablative , with endings long a and is.

  24. Southern York County School District: Southern York County School District: Unit I

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