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Latin First Conjugation and Declensions

The document provides an overview of Latin grammar, focusing on the first conjugation of verbs, specifically the verb 'porto' (to carry) and its forms. It also covers noun declensions, including nominative, genitive, and accusative cases, along with examples and the concept of the ablative case. Additionally, it discusses the flexible word order in Latin sentences and the verb 'to be' with its various forms.

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Latin First Conjugation and Declensions

The document provides an overview of Latin grammar, focusing on the first conjugation of verbs, specifically the verb 'porto' (to carry) and its forms. It also covers noun declensions, including nominative, genitive, and accusative cases, along with examples and the concept of the ablative case. Additionally, it discusses the flexible word order in Latin sentences and the verb 'to be' with its various forms.

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LATIN

- First Conjugation

PORTO – carry

Porto

Portas

Portat

Portamus

Portatis

Portant

O, s ,t, mus, tis, nt

Other words in this conjugation: amo – love, ambulo – walk, laboro – work, paro – prepare

DECLENSIONS

Nominative Puella (girl) Dominus (master) PLURAL Puellae Domini

Genitive Puellae Domini Puellarum Dominorum

Accusative Puellam Dominum Puellas Dominos

Notice how singular genitive of both genders is same as their plural nominative.

Dictionaries give genitive ending with nouns and the gender. Genitives are different in different
declensions, so this then indicates which declension the noun belongs to.

Dominus puellam salutat – master greets the girl.

Puellam amo – I love a/the girl.

Villam amicorum amamus – we like friends’ house.

ABLATIVE CASE

- By, with, from

WORD ORDER
- Is flexible, but most often, subject comes first, then the object, and the verb at the end.

TO BE

Sum, es, est

Sumus, estis, sunt

Notice the difference: Dei sunt = they are Gods. Sunt dei = There are Gods (Gods exist). Est Deus – there
is a God.

PREPOSITION THAT GO WITH ACCUSATIVE

- Ad – to, towards
- Circum – around
- Contra – against
- In – into
- Per – through

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