Indirect Statement
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Indirect Statement
First, let's review how to form infinitives.
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Infinitives Chart
present active- 2 pp e.g. necare
present passive- 2 pp final e to i e.g. necari
perfect avive- 3 pp plus sse e.g. necavisse
perfect passive- 4pp plus esse (2 words) e.g. nectaus esse
future active- 4pp plus URus plus esse (2 words) e.g necaturus esse
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Multiple Choice
Translate the following infinitive:
clamo, clamare, clamavi, clamatus- shout
clamavisse
to shout
to be shouted
to have shouted
to have been shouted
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Multiple Choice
Translate the following infinitive:
clamo, clamare, clamavi, clamatus- shout
clamatus esse
to shout
to be shouted
to have shouted
to have been shouted
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Multiple Choice
Translate the following infinitive:
duco, ducere, duxi, ductus- lead
ducturus esse
to lead
to have led
to be about to lead
to have been led
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Multiple Choice
Translate the following infinitive:
duco, ducere, duxi, ductus- lead
ducere
to lead
to have led
to be about to lead
to have been led
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But how do we use them? Look:
Puto puellam ambulare lente.
I think that the girl is walking slowly.
Credit me libros legere.
He believes that I am reading books.
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What did you see?
In each sentence, you got two pieces of information:
1) a verb of the head/mental action (puto, credit)
2) a statement that follows that verb of mental action (what I think, what he believes)
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The Second Piece of Information
the subject is expressed in the accusative case (puellam, me)
the verb is expressed in the infinitive (ambulare, legere)
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Indirect Statement
follows a verb of the head
in English, we put the word that, but Latin doesn't have it
takes subject accusative and an infinitive
Putamus pueros pugnare.
We think that the boys are fighting.
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Common Verbs of the Head
audio audire audivi auditus hear
cerno cernere crevi cretus discern, distinguish
cogito cogitare cogitavi cogitatus think, ponder
credo credere credidi creditus trust, believe
demonstro demonstrare demonstravi demonstratus demonstrate, point out
dico dicere dixi dictus say
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Multiple Choice
Choose the meaning of the following verb of the head:
dico, dicere, dixi, dictus
to think
to say
to point out
to hear
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Multiple Choice
Choose the meaning of the following verb of the head:
cogito, cogitare, cogitavi, cogitatus
to think
to say
to point out
to hear
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Multiple Choice
Choose the meaning of the following verb of the head:
audio, audire, audivi, auditus
to think
to say
to point out
to hear
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Multiple Choice
Choose the meaning of the following verb of the head:
demonstro, demonstrare, demonstravi, demonstratus
to think
to say
to point out
to hear
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More Verbs of the Head
disco discere didici learn
doceo docēre docui doctus teach
intellego intellegere intellexi intellectus understand
moneo monēre monui monitus warn, advise
narro narrare narravi narratus say, tell
nuntio nuntiare nuntiavi nuntiatus announce, report
video vidēre vidi visus see
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Multiple Choice
Choose the meaning of the following verb of the head:
doceo, docere, docui, doctus
to announce, to report
to learn
to teach
to say, to tell
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Multiple Choice
Choose the meaning of the following verb of the head:
nuntio, nuntiare, nuntiavi, nuntiatus
to announce, to report
to learn
to teach
to say, to tell
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Multiple Choice
Choose the meaning of the following verb of the head:
narro, narrare, narravi, narratus
to announce, to report
to learn
to teach
to say, to tell
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Multiple Choice
Choose the meaning of the following verb of the head:
disco, discere, didici
to announce, to report
to learn
to teach
to say, to tell
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Even More Verbs of the Head
nego negare negavi negatus deny, say… not
nescio nescire nescivi nescitus to not know
puto putare putavi putatus think
scio scire scivi scitus know
scribo scribere scripsi scriptus write
sentio sentire sensi sensus feel, think, consider
spero sperare speravi speratus hope
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Multiple Choice
Choose the meaning of the following verb of the head:
spero, sperare, speravi, speratus
to feel, think, consider
to not know
to know
to hope
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Multiple Choice
Choose the meaning of the following verb of the head:
scio, scire, scivi, scitus
to feel, think, consider
to not know
to know
to hope
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Multiple Choice
Choose the meaning of the following verb of the head:
sentio, sentire, sensi, sensus
to feel, think, consider
to not know
to know
to hope
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Multiple Choice
Choose the meaning of the following verb of the head:
nescio, nescire, nescivi, nescitus
to feel, think, consider
to not know
to know
to hope
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To Recap:
Find the verb of the head
Add the word that
translate the accusative like a subject
translate the infinitive like a main verb
Credo vos laborare strenue.
I believe that you are working hard.
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Multiple Choice
Find the verb of the head in the following Latin sentence:
Audio Cornelium ad Curiam festinare.
audio
Cornelium
festinare
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Multiple Choice
Find the subject accusative in the following Latin sentence:
Audio Cornelium ad Curiam festinare.
audio
Cornelium
festinare
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Multiple Choice
Find the infinitive in the following Latin sentence:
Audio Cornelium ad Curiam festinare.
audio
Cornelium
festinare
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Multiple Choice
Which is the best translation of the following sentence?
Audio Cornelium ad Curiam festinare.
audio, audire- to hear
Cornelius- Cornelius
ad- to
Curia- Senate House
festino, are- to hurry
Cornelius is hurrying to the Senate House.
I hear that Cornelius is hurrying to the Senate House.
Cornelius hears that he should hurry to the Senate House.
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Multiple Choice
Find the verb of the head in the following Latin sentence:
Magistra scit discipulos laborare strenue.
magistra- teacher
scio, scire- to know
discipulos- students
laboro, are- to work
strenue- hard
magistra
scit
discipulos
laborare
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Multiple Choice
Find the subject accusative in the following Latin sentence:
Magistra scit discipulos laborare strenue.
magistra- teacher
scio, scire- to know
discipulos- students
laboro, are- to work
strenue- hard
magistra
scit
discipulos
laborare
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Multiple Choice
Find the infinitive in the following Latin sentence:
Magistra scit discipulos laborare strenue.
magistra- teacher
scio, scire- to know
discipulos- students
laboro, are- to work
strenue- hard
magistra
scit
discipulos
laborare
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Multiple Choice
Which is the best translation of this sentence?
Magistra scit discipulos laborare strenue.
magistra- teacher
scio, scire- to know
discipulos- students
laboro, are- to work
strenue- hard
The teacher knows that the students are working hard.
The teacher knows the students to work hard.
The students are working hard.
The students know they are working hard.
Indirect Statement
First, let's review how to form infinitives.
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