Stage 11 Vocab

1. candidatus favent vir dives vir nobilis credunt sibi dixit gens nostra rem cogitabat scriptor consilium cepit candidate favor, give support to a rich man a man of noble birth trust, have faith in said to himself our family was considering the problem sign-writer had an idea Stage 11 Vocab

2. murum scribe! titulum placetne tibi? scripsit asinus senior erade! inscriptionem erasit desistite intro ite! wall write notice, slogan does it suit you? wrote ass, donkey the elder erase! writing erased stop! go inside! Stage 11 Vocab

3. rem confecit tertium addidit liberalissimi finished the job third added very generous Stage 11 Vocab

4. babae! quo? fautores quinque promisit tantum mendacissimus ad amphitheatrum convenimus orationes mecum hey! where? supporters five promised only very deceitful at the ampitheater gather, meet speeches with me Stage 11 vocab

5. de te periculosam suscipis exeunt divisor festinate! amicissimi tace! utilissimi about you dangerous you are taking on they go out agent hurry! very friendly shut up! be quiet! very useful Stage 11 vocab

6. scissa rapuerunt auxilium effugit torn seized, grabbed help escaped Stage 11 Vocab

7. Grammar • In stage 9 you met the dative case • mercator Metellae togam tradidit. • The merchant handed over the toga to Metella. • Grumio hospitibus cenam parabat. • Grumio was preparing a meal for the guests.

8. In Stage 11 you will meet further examples. • mercatores agricolis respondent. • The merchants reply to the farmers. • Quartus Holconio favet. • Quartus gives support to Holconius. • nos pistori credimus. • We give our trust to the baker.

9. How can you translate the above sentences more simply? • mercatores agricolis respondent. • The merchants answer the farmers. • Quartus Holconio favet. • Quartus supports Holconius. • nos pistores credimus. • We trust the baker.

10. Practice • nos Afro favemus. • We favor Afer. • vos amicis creditis. • We trust our friends. • mercatores candidato nostro non credunt. • The merchants do not trust our candidate. • pistores mercatoribus respondent. • The bakers answer the merchants.

11. Notice the dative with the verb placet: • placetne tibi? • Is it pleasing to you? • mihi placet. • It is pleasing to me. Or look at the easier way to translate. • placetne tibi? • Do you like it? OR Is it okay with you? • mihi placet. • Yes I do. OR Yes it is.

12. nos sumus fortes. We are brave. dei nobis imperium dant. The gods give an empire to us. omnes nos laudant. All praise us. vos estis ignavi. You are lazy. dei vobis nihil dant. The gods give nothing to you. nemo vos laudat. No one praises you. Notice the different cases of the words for We and You (plural)

13. Table WE YOU (P) • Nominative nos vos • Dative nobis vobis • Accusative nos vos

14. Stage 11 Grammar Part Two • So far you have met the following ways of asking questions in Latin: • By means of a question word such as quis, quid, ubi,cur: • quis est Quintus? Who is Quintus? • quid tu facis? What are you doing? • ubi est anulus? Where is the ring? • cur tu lacrimas Why are you crying?

15. tu pecuniam debes? tu anulum habes? Do you owe money? Do you have the ring? By tone of voice, indicated in writing by a question mark:

16. vosne estis contenti? placetne tibi? Are you satisfied? Does it please you? By adding –ne to the first word of the sentence:

17. num Quintus timet? num tu Afro faves? Surely Quintus is not afraid? Quintus is not afraid, is he? Surely you don’t support Afer? You don’t support Afer, do you? By the means of the question num. This word is used to suggest that the answer to the question will be no. Notice the different ways of translating it:

18. cur tu in horto laboras? quis est athleta ille? tu discum habes? vosne estis irati? ubi sunt mercatores? Why do you work in the garden? Who is that athlete? Do you have a discus? Are you angry? Where are the merchants? Practice #1

19. quid quaeris, domina? tune Pompeianus es? quis vinum portat? cenam paras? num cenam paras? What are you looking for madam? Are you a Pompeian citizen? Who is carrying the wine? Are you preparing dinner? Surely you are not preparing dinner? OR You are not preparing dinner, are you? Practice #2

20. Sentences Practices • cives in foro candidatos spectant. • agricolae clamant, “nos candidatum optimum habemus.” “candidatus noster est Lucius.” “nos Lucio favemus.” • mercatores agricolis respondent, “nos candidatum optimum habemus.” candidatus noster est mercator.” “nos mercatori favemus.”

21. Sentence Practice cont. • pistores in foro clamant, “nos pistores candidatum optimum habemus.” “candidatus noster est pistor.” “nos pistori credimus.” • iuvenes pistoribus respondent, “nos iuvenes candidatum optimum habemus.” candidatus noster est athleta.” “nos athletae credimus.”

22. Sentence Practice cont. • fures clamant, “nos quoque candidatum habemus.” “candidatus noster est fur.” nos candidato nostro non credimus sed favemus.”