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How to ask a question in LATIN .

How to ask a question in LATIN. voice You could raise your. E.g. Tu pecuniam debes?. You could use a question word, such as… QUIS - who QUID - what UBI - where CUR – why QUO MODO - how.

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How to ask a question in LATIN .

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  1. How to ask a question in LATIN. voice • You could raise your E.g. Tu pecuniam debes? • You could use a question word, such as… • QUIS - who • QUID - what • UBI - where • CUR – why • QUO MODO - how • Or you could add –ne to the first word of the sentence • eg. Placetne tibi?

  2. There are two types of question… DIRECT QUESTIONS INDIRECT QUESTIONS REPORTED SPEECH Mr Mossman asked who had eaten all of the pies. Who ate all the pies? BOB ASKED WHO ATE THE GERBIL. IN LATIN THE VERB GOES INTO THE SUBJUNCTIVE.

  3. HOW TO SPOT AN INDIRECT QUESTION Bobus rogavit quis pecuniam invenisset. Look a questioning verb! Look a verb in the subjunctive. Look a question word.

  4. A few details 1) NUM in an indirect question means “WHETHER” not “surely not” e.g. senem rogavi num fratrem meum vidisset. 2) When there are two alternatives look out for utrum…an – whether …or femina servum rogavit utrum malus an stultus esset.

  5. IMPERFECT porta rem porta res porta ret portaremus porta retis porta rent PLUPERFECT porta vissem porta visses porta visset porta vissemus porta vissetis porta vissent What does a subjunctive look like again?

  6. The imperfect subjunctive ofTO BE Essem – I was Esses – you were Esset- he was Essemus – we were Essetis – you were Essent – they were

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