NLE grammar

-ius/-ior

-er/more (also look for 'than').

-isse

'to have ____ed' (can also be 'had' in indirect statement).

utinam

'would that/I wish that'.

-ndus/a/um + sum

'must be/has to be'.

num

Expects a no answer; various translations possible.

quam + superlative

'as ____ as possible'.

iste

'that'.

certiorem facere

'to inform'

abl. with a place name

'at/in/from'.

uter

which

de + word with -ndo/a

'about/concerning _____ing'.

dignus + abl.

'worthy of _____'.

idem

'the same'.

ne…quidem

'not…even'.

ad +ndum/am/os/as/a

'to ______ or for the purpose of ______ing'.

quam (with a comparative nearby)

'than'.

two datives (especially with praesidio or auxilio)

'as a ____ for the ____'.

-issimus/a/um

'____est/most _____'.

adj. + preti

'of ____ price'.

abl. of cause

'because of _____'.

dat. with passive periphrastic (ndus/a/um + sum)

'to be done for _____'.

abl. near an -ior/-ius

'than _____'.

domi/ruri/humi

'at home/in the countryside/on the ground'.

multo/paulo with comparatives

'much ____ (for multo) or a little _____ (for paulo)'.

se

3rd person reflexive pronoun that always refers back to the subject.

causa/gratia (especially with gerundives)

'for the sake of'; can also be translated with 'to' as a purpose construction.

tam…quam

'so (much)…as'.

oportet + acc.

g 'it is necessary/___ ought

-ndus/a/um by itself

'____ing'.

utr...an

'whether…or'.

similis

'like/similar to'.

aut…aut

'either…or'.

praeter

'except'.

nemo/nemini/neminem

'no one'.

totus (gen. sg. totius; dat sg. toti)

'whole/entire/all'.

pedes referre

'to retreat'.

acc. with a place name

Accusative with a place name.

-ns/-ntis

'_____ing'.

peior

'worse'.

orationem habere

'to deliver/give a speech'.

aliquis

'someone'.