Infinitivus: Revisio

Front

The infinitive of almost every verb ends in . . .

Back

-re

Answer explanation

Look at the back page of your chart: there's a space marked II pars princeps / infinitivus. Note that almost all of them end in -re.

Front

Unsurprisingly, the one exception to this is the verb . . .

Back

sum

Answer explanation

Faciō is a verb, but its infinitive is the completely normal facere.

Ego is a pronoun.

In, no matter how much vōs vultis, is a preposition.

Front

The infinitive of a given verb is also this principal part for that verb.

Back

second

Answer explanation

That's why you have to fill that in on quizzes—the stuff you put in the middle column is the infinitive of each verb.

Front

The best way to translate the infinitive is . . .

Back

to verb

Answer explanation

"I am verbing" is the first principal part of every verb, and we'll learn "verbing" down the line. "Verb" is just filler.

Front

What does temptō. mean? Hint: it has an English derivative you're going to kick yourself for not figuring out.

Back

to try

Answer explanation

The English derivative in question is, of course, "attempt."