Giving Orders with Imperative Verbs in the Perseus Story

Who’s giving the orders?

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

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Who’s giving the orders?

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

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Who’s giving the orders?

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

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Who’s giving the orders?

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

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Who’s giving the orders?

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

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Who’s giving the orders?

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

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Who’s giving the orders?

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

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Who’s giving the orders?

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

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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.