Latin Capvt 1-4 Grammatical Concepts

Based on Wheelock's Latin - University of Notre Dame

The 4 Latin Moods

Infinitive, Indicative, Imperative, Subjunctive

Latin Parts of Speech

Person, Number, Tense, Mood, Voice

4 Principal Parts for Verbs

-ō, -āre, -āvi, -ātum

1st Conjugation

-o, -āre

2nd Conjugation

-eo, -ēre

1st Conjugation Singular Endings

-ō, -as, -at

1st Conjugation Plural Endings

-amus, -atis, -ant

2nd Conjugation Singular Endings

-eō, -es, -et

2nd Conjugation Plural Endings

-emus, -etis, -ent

1st Conjugation Imperative Endings (sg/pl)

-ā, -āte

2nd Conjugation Imperative Endings (sg/pl)

-ē, -ēte

Long vowels become short if….

3 Characteristics of nouns

Gender, Number, Case

6 Latin Cases

Nominative, Genitive, Dative, Accusative, Ablative, Vocative

Nominative

Subject

Genitive

Possessive

Dative

Indirect Object

Accusative

Direct Object / Orientation in space/time

Ablative

Means by which something is done

Vocative

Direct address

Dictionary Entries for Nouns

nom sg, gen sg, gender

Dictionary Entries for Adjectives

nom masc sg, nom fem sg, nom neu sg.

Nominative/Vocative 1st Declension Endings (sg/pl)

-a, -ae

Genitive 1st Declension Endings (sg/pl)

-ae, -ārum

Dative 1st Declension Endings (sg/pl)

-ae, -īs

Accusative 1st Declension Endings (sg/pl)

-am, -ās

Ablative 1st Declension Endings (sg/pl)

-ā, -īs