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Uses of Nominative Case (3)

subject
predicate nominative
predicate adjective

Uses of Genitive Case (10)

possession (never with ego, tu)
objective genitive
genitive of origin
genitive of material of which something is made
genitive of quality or description (always includes adjective)
genitive with causa and gratia
partitive genitive
certain adjectives
direc

What adjectives take a genitive? (7)

immemor (forgetful)
insuetus (unaccustomed)
peritus (experienced)
plenus (full)
avidus (greedy)
studiousus (eager)
similis (similar) [if followed by a person]

Uses of Dative Case (8)

indirect object
place to which
direct object of some intransitive verbs
dative with some adjectives
dative of agent in a passive periphrastic
dative direct object of many compound verbs
dative of reference
dative of possession (almost always dative of pos

Which intransitive verbs take a dative direct object (14)

placere (please)
displicere (displease)
parere (please)
imperare (command)
servire (serve)
resistere (resist)
invidere (envy)
miniare (threaten)
ignoscere (pardon)
parcere (spare)
credere (believe)
favere (favor)
studere (desire)
nocere (harm)

which adjectives take a dative (7)

amicus (friendly)
inimicus (unfriendly)
similis (similar)
dissimilis (dissimilar)
carus (dear)
idoneus (suitable)
benignus (kind)

Uses of accusative case (8)

direct object
double accusative (usually with verbs of teaching or asking)
accusative of many prepositions
accusative of extent of time or space
accusative of respect
accusative of subject of an indirect statement
accusative with ad plus gerund or gerundi

Prepositions that take accusative (11)

ad (towards)
ante (before)
circum (around)
inter (between, among)
ob (on account of)
per (through)
post (after)
prae (in front of)
prope (near)
propter (on account of)
super (above)
(prepositions showing motion toward, into, or under)

Uses of ablative case (19)

ablative of place from which (with or without preposition)
ablative of origin (usually with satus (sown) or natus (born))
ablative of separation (usually with liberare, separare, disiungere, defendere, prohibere, dividere)
ablative of means (always an ina

Which words use locative case (5)

cities and towns
small islands
domus (home)
rus (countryside)
humus (ground)

decline ego

ego
mei
mihi
me
me
nos
nostrum
nobis
nos
nobis

decline tu

tu
tui
tibi
te
te
vos
vestrum
vobis
vos
vobis

decline is/ea/id

is ea id
eius
ei
eum eam id
eo ea eo
ei eae at
eorum earum eorum
eis
eos eas ea
eis

What are the types of pronouns (7)

personal
reflexive
possessive
demonstrative
interrogative
relative
indefinite

which pronouns can be personal (3)

ego
tu
is/ea/id

which pronouns can be reflexive (3)

ego
tu
se

which adjectives can be possessive adjectives (4)

meus/noster
tuus/vester
suus
genitive of is/ea/id

which pronouns are demonstrative

hic/haec/hoc (here by me)
iste/ista/istud (there by you)
ille/illa/illud (over there, distant front the speaker)
is/ea/id
idem, eadem, idem (the same)

which pronouns can be intensive (2)

sui
ipse

decline the interrogative pronoun quis/quis/quid

quis quid
cuius
cui quem quid
quo
qui quae quae
quorum quarum quorum
quibus
quos quas quae
quibus

decline the interrogative adjective/relative pronoun qui/quae/quod

qui quae quod
cuius
cui
quem quam quod
quo qua quo
qui quae quae
quorum quarum quorum
quibus
quos quas quae
quibus

what are the indefinite pronouns (5)

aliquis (someone)
quisquam (anyone)
quisque (each)
quivis (anything you wish)
quidam (a certain(

how are comparative adjectives formed

-ior -ior -ius

how are superlative adjectives formed

-issimus, -a -um

name the irregular adjectives (8)

good - bonus, melior, optimus
bad - malus, peior, pessimus
much - multus, plus, plurimus
many - multi, plures, plurimi
great - magnus, maior, maximus
small - parvus, minor, minimus
young - iuvenis, iunior, minimus natu
old - senex, senior, macimus natu

how to form an adverb/comparative/superlative

-e/-ius/-issime
-iter/-ius/-issime

what are the defective verbs

memini and odi
(perfect tense is used to express present
pluperfect is used to express imperfect or perfect
future perfect is used to express future)

how to express prohibition

nolite and ne + perfect subjunctive (2nd person)
ne + present (1st and 3rd person)

imperatives

-re/te (present)
to/te (future)

translate infinitives

to to be
to have to have been
to be about to to be about to be

what are the uses of the infinitive

subjunctive
objective
complementary
the historical infitive

what words take a complementary infitive

audeo (dare
coepi (began)
conor (try)
constituo (decide)
cunctor (hesitate)
cupio (wish)
debeo (ought)
desino (cease)
dubito (hesitate)
incipio (begin)
possum (be able, can)
prohibeo (prevent)
scio (know how)
soleo (be accustomed)
statuo (decide)
volo (wi

indirect statements time

(Verbs go present, past, future; infinites go present, past future)
am ing
was ing
will
was ing
had ed
was ing
will
would
will

make the participles

-ns/ntis (present active)
4th PP (perfect passive)
-ur-(future active participle)
gerundive (future passive)

what is the active periphrastic

future participle + sum
are + translate particible

what are the independent uses of the subjunctive?

jussive
hortatory
deliberative
optative
potential (translate with would)

how do you ake and translate optative

present subjunctive (sometimes with utinam) = may
imperfect subjunctive (usually with utinam) = might
present subjunctive (usually with utinam) = had
ne=negative wish

how do you make and translate purpose clauses?

to, in order to, so that, for the purpose of
ut/ne +subjunctive (sometimes quo if comparative adjective or adverb is used)

how do you make and translate result clauses?

that
signal word + ut/ut non +subjunctive

what are the signal words for a result clause (9)

tam, ita, sic, adeo (so)
tantius (so much, so great), tot (so many)
talis, tale (such a)
totiens (so many times)
hactenus (to such an extent)

how do you make and translate substantive clause of result

facere ut (non) (to bring it about that)
accidit ut (non) (it happens that)
factum esse ut (non) (to come about that)

how to make and translate indirect commands

warn, persuade, order, command, encourage
ut+ne

how to make and translate fear clause

ut/ne
I fear that

which verbs are followed by and indirect command?

monere
persuadere
imperare
mandare
hortari

what are the cum clauses?

indicative-since/although
subjunctive (usually past)-when (with tamen, it is nevertheless)

how do you make and translate the indirect question

question word
present/future/future perfect/imperative
+present (same time)
+perfect (time before)
+future participle + present subjunctive of sum (time after)
imperfect/perfect/pluperfect
+imperfect (same time)
+pluperfect (time before
+future participle

what are the conditions statements (with si and nisi)

present (ind) + present (ind) = simple present
past (ind) + past (ind) = simple past
future (ind) + future (ind) = future more vivid
future perfect (ind) + future (ind) = future more vivid
present (sub) + present (sub) = future less vivid (should/would)
i

how to make and translate a doubt clause

quin + subjunctive
that

how to make and translate a clause of hindering

deterreo/imperio/recuso + quin/quominus/ne
that

how to make and translate a relative clause of characteristic

pronoun (usually negative) + qui/quin + characteristics

how to make and translate a relative clause of result

pronoun (usually negative) + qui/quin+ characteristics

what case is a relative clause within an indirect statement

subjunctive

when is casual clause subjunctive

used if cause is alleged or stated as false

when is temporal clause subjunctive

with dum when dum means until in the sense of purpose or if an event is anticipated then the verb is subjunctive

how to make and translate clauses of proviso

dum, modo, dummodo +subjunctive
provided that

what are the uses of subjunctive (22)

jussive
hortatory
potential
deliberative
optative
purpose clause
result clause
substantive clause of result
indirect command
fear clauses
cum clauses
indirect questions
conditional statements
doubt clauses
relative clause of characteristics
clause of hind

how to decline genunds

ndi
ndo
ndum
ndo

how to translate purpose clause (with gerund)

ad/causa/gratia +gerund/gerundive
for

how to make and translate passive periphrastic

gerundive + sum + dative of agent
had to + dative

suppine

PPP-us+um =purpose (to)
PPP-us+ respect (to) (especially with optimum, facile, mirabile, miserabile, horrible)

impersonal verbs

with accusative
decet (it becomes, it is proper, it is fitting)
dedecet (it is not fitting)
iuvat (it pleases)
oportet (it is proper)
with dative
videtur (it seems)
placet or libet (it pleases, one likes)
licet (it is allowed, one may)
opus est (there is

1st declension nouns

a
ae
ae
am
a
ae
arum
is
as
is

2nd declension

us/um
i
o
um
o
i/a
orum
is
os/a
is

3rd declension nouns

X
is
i
em
e
es
um
ibus
es
ibus

4th declension nouns

us/u
us
ui/u
um/u
u
us/ua
uum
ibus
os/ua
ibus

5th declension nouns

es
ei
ei
em
e
es
erum
ebus
es
ebus

indicative active (present, perfect, imperfect, pluperfect, future, future perfect)

o
s
t
mus
tis
nt
i
isti
it
imust
istis
erunt
bam
bas
bat
bamus
batis
bant
eram
eras
erat
eramus
eratis
errant
bo/am
bis/es
bit/et
bimust/emus
bitis/etis
bunt/emt
ero
eris
erit
erimus
eritis
erint

indicative passive (present, perfect, imperfect, pluperfect, future, future perfect)

or
eris
itur
imur
imini
untur
sum
es
est
sumus
estis
sunt
bar
baris
batur
bamur
bamini
bantur
eram
eras
erat
eramus
eratis
errant
bor/ar
beris/eris
bitur/etur
bimur/emur
bimini/emini
buntur/entur
ero
eris
erit
erimus
eritis
erint

infinitives (active: present, perfect, future-->passive: present, perfect)

re
isse
urus esse
ri
esse

participles (present active, perfect passive, future active, future passive)

ns
PPP
urus
nd

subjunctive active (present, perfect, imperfect, pluperfect)

m
s
t
mus
tis
nt
erim
eris
erit
erimust
eritus
erint
rem
res
ret
remus
retis
rent
issem
isses
isset
issemus
issetis
issent

subjunctive passive(present, perfect, imperfect, pluperfect)

r
ris
tur
mur
mini
ntur
sim
sis
sit
simus
sitis
sint
rer
res
retur
remur
remini
rentur
essem
esses
esset
essemus
essetis
essent