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Infinitive Formation. Infinitive Forms of Amo, amare, amavi, amatum. Infinitive Forms of duco, ducere, duxi, ductum. Indirect Statement.
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Indirect Statement The speaker/writer reports to the reader or listener what he, she, or a character heard someone say, what they saw, thought, felt, believed, knew, hoped, promised, or otherwise perceived. The speaker / author puts these perceptions into their own words instead of quoting what they heard directly.
Verbs of Perception or feeling • audio • sentio • video • nosco • cognosco • dico • scio • puto 11. nuntio 12. spero 13. nego 14. minor 13. polliceor 14. existimo 15. arbitror etc.
How to translate the Accusative/Infinitive in Indirect Discourse • Trojanos pervenire audivit. S/he heard thatthe Trojans were arriving. ‘Trojanos’ is the Accusative SUBJECT of an indirect statement. You should almost always try to get a ‘THAT’ into your translation of an indirect statement.
Infinitives Express Relative Time Perfect Infinitives happened before the main verb. Present Infinitives happen at the same time as the main verb. Future Infinitives happen subsequent the main verb.
Test Part I Practice • Romanos victuros esse speraverunt. They hoped that the Romans would win. • Pompeius Caesarem victum esse credidit. Pompey believed that Caesar had been defeated. • Milites periculum adesse senserunt. The soldiers sensed that danger was present.
Columbus believed that he had arrived at India. Columbus se ad Indiam advenisse credidit. 2. Cato said that Rome had been destroyed by Caesar. Cato Romam a Caesare deletam esse dixit. 3. Vespasian thought that he was becoming a god. • Vespasianus se deum fieri putavit.