Declensions and verbs

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Declensions and verbs
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Third declensionagain!

• Consul, consulis (m) consul
• Singular
• Nom consul
• Acc consulem
• Gen consulis
• Dat consuli
• Abl consule
• Plural
• Nom consules
• Acc consules
• Gen consulum
• Dat consulibus
• Abl consulibus

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Try to translate

• Dominus est consul
• The master is a consul
• Audis marem et nauem nautarum
• You hear the see and the sailors ship
• Miles uocat matrem et parat bellum
• The soldier calls the mother and prepares the war
• Agricolae laborant
• The farmers work

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Nouns and Verbs in context
CORNELIA AFRICANI F(ilia) GRACCHORVM (mater)
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Arch of Titus, Roman Forum
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Arch of Titus, Relief. Spoils from the Temple of
Jerusalem, 70 AD
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Arch of Titus
Senatus Populusque Romanus Divo Tito Divi
Vespasiani F(ilio) Vespasiano Augusto
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Verbs Perfect (Active)

• The perfect tense refers to single, completed
  actions in the past
• In English, we use the verbs have or did I
  carried, or I have carried

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Perfect (Active)

• The Perfect is formed from the perfect stem, plus
  these endings

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Perfect (Active)

• Amo (1)

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Perfect (Active)

• Habeo (2) (I have)

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Perfect (Active)

• Dico (3) (I say)

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Perfect (Active)

• Audio (4) (I hear)

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Perfect (Active)

• Facio (mixed) (I make)

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Perfect active in context
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The Perfect active tense in context

• Narni Palazzo Comunale (CIL XI.4145)
  RVTILIAEVICTORINAEIVNONISACRVMFRATRESPIENTIS
  SIMFECERVNT

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The Perfect active tense in context

• Narni Palazzo Comunale (CIL XI.4131) D
  MAVRELIAE VICTORIAEPVELLAE DVLCISSIMAEQVAE
  VIXIT ANN XXIII M XIIAE ASINIA EVTYCHIS
  MATERINFELICISSIMA ET AVRELIVSARISTIDES CONIVGI
  KARISSIMAE POSVERVNT