CLC to Stage 11 summary

CLC to Stage 11 summary

What we have covered so far...

For almost all European languages...

• You will have 'cases' for nouns that will indicate:

• who (or what) is performing the verb (=NOMINATIVE)

• who (or what) is receiving the action (=ACCUSATIVE)

• + other cases (we looked at the DATIVE, when an item or favour is given TO or done FOR someone

Multiple Choice

In the sentence 'puella vidit servum', who saw whom?

• the slave saw the girl

• the slave and girl saw each other

• the girl saw the slave

Multiple Choice

In the sentence 'I gave freedom servo', how do we translate the highlighted word?

• to the slave

• for the slaves

• with the slaves

• belonging to the slaves

We recently met this man (& others), who demonstrated...

• that some verbs automatically put words on the receiving end into the DATIVE case

• faveo (to support) and credo (trust) are 2 examples

• Hence Lucio favemus means 'we support Lucius'

Now have a look at this character

The merchants (mercatores) are the SUBJECT of this sentence (in the NOMINATIVE case)

We see in the 1st sentence that they respond TO the farmers (agricolis is DATIVE plural)

Now focus on the sentence ringed in red...

Multiple Choice

How do we translate nos mercatori favemus?

• We merchants are favoured

• The merchants favour us

• We support the merchant

• We were supporting the merchant