Infinitives Infinitives Notes PSA They are a verbal noun In English, they are to + the verb To jump To kick To boldly go In Latin, they are one word, and are used as the second principal part : ambulo, ambulare Can be used as a noun in a sentence Errare humanum est. Often paired with other verbs to express more complex ideas Volo edere pizzam - I want to eat pizza Cogito me posse – I think (that) I can

I. The infinitive form Verbs- 3rd io conjugation - 3rd io verbs are a variant of the 3rd conjugation Identify by –io and –ere endings Facio, facere 3rd-io’s look EXACTLY like the 4th conjugation except for a few instances: I. The infinitive form Capio, capere II. Commands/Imperative mood Accipio, accipere = (Imp mood) Accipe, accipite III. Whenever the 3rd conj. normally would follow an exception to a rule, the 3rd-io often does so too.

Cum “When” Conjunctions Yes, it can mean “When” Ok, don’t panic When you see “Cum” without an ablative immediately following it… then it means “When” This is called a Cum Clause There are other ways to translate Cum, but they are not a concern until we learn more about the Subjunctive mood

Sum, esse 1st 2nd 3rd Sum Sumus Es Estis Est Sunt Notes- Very common verb Very irregular verb Number Person Singular Plural 1st Sum Sumus 2nd Es Estis 3rd Est Sunt

Possum, ‎Posse 1st 2nd 3rd Possum Possumus Potes Potestis Potest Notes- Usually paired with an infinitive form of another verb Creates the phrase: can ________ or is able to _________ Looks like sum, esse Number Person Singular Plural 1st Possum Possumus 2nd Potes Potestis 3rd Potest Possunt

Volō, velle 1st 2nd 3rd volo volumus vis vultis vult volunt Notes- Usually paired with an infinitive form of another verb to create the phrase: want to ___________ Number Person Singular Plural 1st volo volumus 2nd vis vultis 3rd vult volunt

Nolō, nelle 1st 2nd 3rd nolo nolumus non vis non vultis non vult Notes- Usually paired with an infinitive form of another verb to create the phrase: do not want to ___________ Used to make negative commands: Noli + infinitive Noli curre! “Don’t run!” Noli dicere! “Don’t talk!” Number Person Singular Plural 1st nolo nolumus 2nd non vis non vultis 3rd non vult nolunt