1. Indirect Statements I fio, fieri, factus sum

2. What is an indirect statement? Someone is conveying what he/she or someone else is saying, thinking, feeling, knowing, hearing, etc. without quoting exact words. Example: I think that Latin is a great language. -that Latin is a great language is the indirect statement because one cannot completely and accurately convey all the thoughts I have in my head about how great I think Latin is.

3. How can I write an Indirect Statement in Latin? I think that Latin is a great language. Puto (use the indicative mood because this is a fact) Indirect statements are always introduced by verbs of saying, thinking, feeling, knowing, hearing, etc. or sensory verbs. that is not translated in the Latin sentence Latinam esse magnam linguam. The indirect statement itself is the direct object of puto, so the subject is accusative and the verb is an infinitive (if the subject is accusative, the complement must be as well).

4. More on Indirect Statements I am reading that Sextus is annoying Cornelia. I am reading is the sensory verb=lego that is not translated Sextus is the subject of the Indirect statement so he must be in accusative case=Sextum is annoying is the verb in the Indirect Statement so it must be an infinitive=vexare Cornelia is the direct object in the Indirect Statement, she must still be accusative case=Corneliam. Lego Sextum Corneliam vexare. (the first accusative is the subject, the second is the direct object of the Indirect statement.)

5. Still more…. Sextus knows that he annoys Cornelia. Sextus is the subject of the sensory verb=Sextus scit that is not translated he is the subject of the indirect statement so must be accusative. This he refers back to Sextus the subject of the sentence so we must use the reflexive pronoun=se annoys is the verb in the indirect statement so it must be an infinitive=vexare Cornelia is the direct object and is still accusative=Corneliam Sextus scit se Corneliam vexare.

6. fio, fieri, factus Fio can be used as an irregular active 3IO verb meaning to become or to happen OR it can be used as the passive of facio and mean to be made Look at the translation of present tense: –Fio-I am becoming –Fis-you are becoming –Fit-he is becoming, it is happening, it is made –Fimus-we are becoming –Fitis-you (all) are becoming –Fiunt-they are becoming, they are happening, they are being made Notice: –First principal part is 1 st sing present active indicative form –Second principal part is present passive infinitive in form –Third principal part is perfect passive participle in form.