Giving Orders with Imperative Verbs in the Perseus Story

Who’s giving the orders?

“Mi fili, cape arma atque caput Medūsae mihi statim refer.”

Who’s giving the orders?

“Ō āthlēta fortis, mitte hunc discum quam longissimē!”

Who’s giving the orders?

“Ō iuvenis turpe,” rēx postulāvit, “abī ex hāc īnsulā!”

Who’s giving the orders?

“Ō miser rex, cave filium aut nepotem, qui regnum tuum tandem vincet!”

Who’s giving the orders?

“Ō miser rex, cave illum discum a vento convertum!”

Who’s giving the orders?

“Ō rēx miserrime, sacrifica fīliam tuam et cīvēs suōs salva!”

Who’s giving the orders?

“Ō servī,” iussit rēx, “custodite fīliam meam in turri altā!”

Who’s giving the orders?

“Ō pulcherrima fēmina,” dīxit rēx, “da tē mihi in mātrimōnium sine morā!”

What is the ending of a singular imperative verb in Latin?

• -a

• -e

• -i

• -u

Answer explanation

Latin verbs come in 4 regular conjugations, and the imperative endings could be any one of 3 different vowels, depending on the conjugation.

What is the ending of a plural imperative verb in Latin?

• -ata

• -ete

• -iti

• -utu

Answer explanation

Whatever the stem vowel, plural imperatives end in -te.