Wednesday, March 20, 2013

Lingua Latina: Cap. XXVIII Summary

Summary: While Syra tells Medus the fifth story, Lydia and Medus are riding on a ship in Greece. Medus asks Lydia about her God, and Lydis reads him stories from books written by Matthew, which mention Jesus Christ. She believes that Jesus Christ is King of the World, which causes some people to think that she is crazy. 

Vocabulary:
  • praedō, praedōnis, m. (robber, pirate)
  • tībīcen, tībīcinis, m. (flute-player)
  • turba, -ae, f. (tribe)
  • potius (rather)
  • versārī (to move about)
Grammar:
  • Imperfect Subjunctive: The imperfect subjunctive is formed by adding personal endings to the present infinitive
    • amāre: 
      • (active) amārem, amārēs, amāret, amārēmus, amārētis, amārent
      • (passitve) amārer, amārēris, amārētur, amārēmur, amārēminī, amārentur

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