Latin Grammar: a QuickStudy Language Reference Guide

By Liliane Arnet and Rachel Jacobs

Latin is the key that opens the door to many other languages. This 6 page laminated reference guide is designed for quick access, easy review and focus. With the most important aspects of the language pin-pointed by our author and professor. Reviewing this guide often - will boost grades. An inexpensive tool that can go anywhere and help to retrain the brain to tackle many other languages is a must have.
6-page laminated guide includes:

• Word Order
• The Latin Alphabet
• Gender
• Case System
• Ordinals
• Numerals
• The Roman Calendar
• Nouns
• Pronouns
• Articles
• Adjectives
• Comparatives & Superlatives
• Prepositions
• Adverbs
• Verbs
• Verb Conjugations
• Constructions
   

• Language: English
• Publisher: BarCharts, Inc.
• Release date: Nov 30, 2009
• ISBN: 9781423237181

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Table of Contents

Word Order

Gender

Case System

Ordinals

Numerals

The Latin Alphabet

The Roman Calendar

Nouns

Pronouns

Comparatives & Superlatives

Prepositions

Articles

Adjectives

Adverbs

Verbs

Verb Conjugations

Constructions

Abbreviations

indecl. = indeclinable

decl. = declension

f. = feminine

m. = masculine

n. = neuter

Word Order

Latin word order is generally subject first, then the subject’s modifiers, indirect object, direct object, adverbial words or phrases, and verb. Unlike in English, word order does not determine meaning. (Compare The girl called her dog with The dog called her girl. The only difference is word order; word form is the same.) However, this does not mean word order does not matter. Misarranging your Latin words is a bit like saying The girl her dog called

Gender

Declinable words that are not verbs have gender. Some declinable words that are verbs, such as participles, do as well. There are three genders: masculine, feminine, and neuter. However, a word’s gender is not closely related to its meaning—generally not at all related. Similar to the case, a word’s gender governs what words it can agree with or take. A female noun will agree with the female form of an adjective, for instance

EX: Magna porta (big gate)

Note: Whenever gender is not specified, the masculine gender was assumed. A mixed group takes masculine forms

Case System

Most Latin words are based on a case system. Each of the six cases defines the function of a particular noun, pronoun, or adjective in a sentence. Each case is recognized by its ending

Nominative: Subject

EX: Puella mē vocat. (The girl calls me.)

Genitive: Possession, origin, and quality

EX: Carmen pueri (The boy’s song)

Dative: Indirect object

EX: Carmen puerō (A song for the boy)

Accusative: Direct object

EX: Pater canem audit. (The father hears the dog.)