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Lesson II: Sicilia. Part I: Vocabulary, Adjectives, Intro to Roman Numerals. fama. famae. f. report, fame. familia. familiae. f. family. fortuna. fortunae. f. fortune, luck. puella. puellae. f. girl. terra. terrae. f. earth, land. vita. vitae. f. life.
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Lesson II: Sicilia Part I: Vocabulary, Adjectives, Intro to Roman Numerals
fama famae f. report, fame
familia familiae f. family
fortuna fortunae f. fortune, luck
puella puellae f. girl
terra terrae f. earth, land
vita vitae f. life
bonus, bona, bonum good
durus, dura, durum hard
magnus, magna, magnum great, large, big
parvus, parva, parvum small, little
amant they love, like
portant they carry
Daily Grade! Flashcards for Lesson 2 words! Remember: First word on the front, all the rest on the back.
fama famae, (f.) report, fame Flashcard Examples bonus bona, bonum: good amant they love, like
Adjectives! • An adjective is a word used to describe a noun. • We say that an adjective modifies its noun. the good dog the little dog the smart dog
Adjectives • The vocabulary lists gives you the 3 nominative forms of Latin adjectives: masculine, feminine, and neuter. • You must learn all 3 of these. • parvus, parva, parvum small • magnus, magna, magnum great, large
Adjectives • In Latin, an adjective can come before or after its noun. • Let’s look at “the large family”: familia magna magnafamilia
G-N-C! • In Latin, an adjective must agree with its noun in GENDER, NUMBER, and CASE • The noun is the boss! Familaestmagna. The family is large. Magnaesilvaesuntbonae. Large forests are good.
What are Roman numerals? • There are 7 Roman numerals. • I = 1 • V = 5 • X = 10 • L = 50 • C = 100 • D = 500 • M = 1,000
How do Roman numerals work? • To add, place one or more numerals of equal or lesser value after a numeral. • 3 • III (I+I+I) • 6 • VI (V+I) • 105 • CV (C+V)
How do Roman numerals work? • To subtract, place a smaller numeral before a larger one. • 9 • IX (I – X) • 4 • IV (I – V)
Subtraction • There are some rules about subtraction. • I, X and C (1, 10, 100) are the only numerals that can be subtracted. • I can only be subtracted from V and X. • X can only be subtracted from L and C. • C can only be subtracted from D and M.
Subtraction • I • V • X • L • C • D • M I X C
How to write Roman numerals • Break down a number into its places: tens, hundreds, thousands • Write each section in Roman numerals • Arrange the results left-to-right. • 46 • 40 + 6 • XL + VI • XLVI • 125 • 100+20+5 • C+XX+V • CXXV
Let’s practice! • 53 • 178 • 29 • 543 • 2011 • 50 + 3 LIII • 100 + 70+ 8 CLXXVIII • 20 + 9 XXIX • 500+40+3 DXLIII • 2,000 + 10 + 1 MMXI