Verb Conjugations
Latin verbs change their endings on the subject.
- 1st person singular: -o
- 2nd person singular: -is/-es
- 3rd person singular: -t
- infinitive form(to do): -re
eg:
| Subject | studere | scribere | legere | dormire | laborare | docere | videre |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ego | studeo | scribo | lego | dormio | laboro | doceo | video |
| tu | studes | scribis | legis | dormis | laboras | doces | vides |
| (it) | studet | scribit | legit | dormit | laborat | docet | videt |
Sentence Structure
Latin uses word endings to show that role a noun plays in a sentence. Object: -m
eg:
- Magistra discipulam docet.
- Poeta epistulam scribit.
Possession
To show ownership or relationships(“of”), Latin changes the ending to -ae.
eg:
- Discipulae magistra=Magistra discipulae
- Discipula epistulam magistrae scribit.
Adjectives and Noun-adjectives
eg:
- Longam epistulam scribo.
- Magistra magnam discipulam docet.
- Magistra magna discipulam docet.
Conjunctions and Adverbs
- et=and
- sed=but
- quod=because
- non = not
- qui=who
- nemo=no one