Saturday, October 21, 2006

Latin

Prepositions

Preposition with ablative nouns
• Ab: from, away
• Cum: with
• De: from, down from; concerning, about
• Ex: from, out of
• In: in, on
• Sine: without
• Sub: under, at the foot of

Preposition with accusative nouns
• Ad: to, toward, near
• Ante: before (time), in front of (space)
• Post: after (time), behind (space)
• Ob: because
• Per: through
• Trans: across
• In: into, onto
• Sub: up to, under (motion)

More vocabulary
Via, viae f: road, street, way
Servus, -I m: slave (not servant)
Filia-ae-f : daughter
Donum, -I n: gift
Nuntius, -I m: messenger
Porta,-ae, f : gate
Silva, -ae f: forest
Amicus, -I m: friend

it: he/she/it goes
eunt: they go
navigant: they sail
navigas: your are sailing
pungnas: you are fighting
portent: they are carrying
preparant: they are preparing
ubi: where
laudat: he/she praises
vocat: calls

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