Sunday, February 17, 2013

Lingua Latina: Cap. XXVII Summary

Summary:
Julius has fields and vineyards near the Albanum mountains, where corns and vines grow. Today, he walks around the fields and watches the farmers work. He thinks that they are happy over there, but he never worked in the fields. One of the farmers tells him that a sheep has wandered away, causing him to become very angry, as he wants to beat the farmers now. 

Grammar:

  • Subjunctives: Verbs introduced by the phrases imperat ut or monet ut must be in the subjunctive mood.



Vocabulary:

  • pecus, pecoris (livestock)
  • gravidus, -a, -um (pregnant)
  • amoenus, -a, -um (pleasant)
  • falx, falcis (sickle)
  • serere (to sow/plant)
  • ōrāre (to pray/beg)
  • exīstimāre (to consider/think)

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