Latin Grammar: 06.05 Infinitives

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06.05 Infinitives 9/21/13 5:02 PM 06.05 Infinitives Salvete, discipuli picturarum moventium! Today, you learn another very important element of Latin grammar. The Romans often used infinitives instead of clauses. In this lesson you will do the following: Review the present active infinitive. Learn the formation of the the other infinitives and their translations. Magister Grammaticus Latin Infinitives Let's review. Infinitives do not have person. They are translated to .... The Present Infinitive is the second principal part: portare (to carry), regere (to rule). Now, for the new: Present passive infinitive This one is formed by dropping the -e from the second principal part of the verb and adding -i (portari). The third conjugation…show more content…
It is translated to be going to .....: portaturus esse = to (infinitive ) be going to (future tense) carry (definition). Of course, we never use this English construction, but you will need this form in the next lesson. Please click on the following for a video presentation and interactive concerning infinitive statements. http://leon.flvs.net/webdav/educator_latin2_v8/module06/06_05a.htm Page 2 of 4 06.05 Infinitives 9/21/13 5:02 PM The Five Infinitives: porto, portare, portavi, portatus - carry moneo, monere, monui, monitus - warn rego, regere, rexi, rectus - rule sentio, sentire, sensi, sensus - feel Active portare (to carry) monere (to warn) Present regere (to rule) sentire (to feel) portavisse (to have carried) monuisse (to have warned) rexisse (to have ruled) sensisse (to have felt) Passive portari (to be carried) moneri (to be warned) Present regi (to be ruled) sentiri (to be felt) portatus ( a, um) esse (to have been carried) monitus (a, um) esse (to have been warned) rectus (a, um) esse (to have been ruled) sensus (a, um) esse (to have been felt) Perfect

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