Wednesday, March 20, 2013

Lingua Latina: Cap. XXX Summary

Summary:
Julius, after he had returned from the fields, washed himself in the bath. There is a dinner feast in the house, and many guests have come. The guests eat dinner and drink wine while talking about various matters in the city. 

Vocabulary:

  • mel, mellis, n. (honey)
  • iūcundus, -a, -um (pleasant)
  • sternere (to spread)

Grammar:

  • Hortatory Subjunctive: subjunctive used without "ut" or "ne", generally used with 1st person plural, translated as "Lets..." 
  • Future Tense: often used in a clause beginning with cum or sī, in conjunction with a future tense verb. In this case, it is best translated into English with the present tense.

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