Key Latin Language Phrases

Includes phrases covering some key grammar points in OCR GCSE Latin.

eadem nocte

on the same night (abl time when)

totum diem

for the whole day (acc time how long)

multa difficilia conatus

having tried many difficult things

prima luce profecti sunt

they set out at first light

pauci mox ibi novas uxores petere constituerunt

a few men soon decided to seek new wives there

his cognitis

with these things having been found out

suos ad portam iterum ducere coepit

he began to lead his men towards the gate again

eo die

on that day (abl time when)

exercitu superato

with the army h.b.overpowered

sine gaudio

without joy

auxilio ducis liberi iter durum fecerunt

with the help of the leader the children made a hard journey

(is) forte idem nomen mecum habet

by chance he has the same name as me

vocaverunt eum nomine

they called him by name

suos a proelio discedere coegit

he forced his men to depart from the battle

hic locus a deo factus est

this place was made by god

multae gentes a rege illius terrae victae erant

many peoples had been conquered by the king of that land

manu

by hand

pedibus

with feet, on foot

his visis

with these things having been seen