1. Latin 1 Mr. zboril | Milford PEP
Chapter 2 Verbs, Vocabulary, and 1st Conjugation
Mr. zboril | Milford PEP

2. Chapter 2 Verbs, Vocabulary and First Conjugation
In English, a sentence is not complete without a verb.
Same is true in Latin.
In fact a sentence in Latin may consist of just a verb:
Examples:
Amo – “I love.” Nāvigābimus – “We will sail.”
Cantō – “I sing.”
Verbs are key in Latin. When translating Latin, look for the verb first. This will help you decipher the rest of the sentence.
Chapter 2 Verbs, Vocabulary, and 1st Conjugation

3. amō, amāre, amāvī , amatum: love
Latin verbs contain 4 Principal Parts
It is from these principal parts that all forms of a verb are created.
amō, amāre, amāvī , amatum: love
amō I love 1st Person Present
amāre to love Present Infinitive or simply Infinitive
amāvī I loved Simple Past or just Past
amatum loved Past Participle
Chapter 2 Verbs, Vocabulary, and 1st Conjugation

4. Verbs are sorted into families called Conjugations There are four conjugations You can determine the conjugation by the verb’s endings – namely the Second Principal Part
Chapter 2 Verbs, Vocabulary, and 1st Conjugation

5. amō, amāre, amāvī , amatum: love amō 1st Person Present
Latin verbs contain 4 Principal Parts – it is from these principal parts that all forms of a verb are learned.
amō, amāre, amāvī , amatum: love
amō 1st Person Present
amāre used for present system (to love Present Infinitive or simply Infinitive
amāvī I loved Simple Past or just Past
amatum loved Past Participle
Chapter 2 Verbs, Vocabulary, and 1st Conjugation

6. First Conjugation Verbs
Person
Singular
Plural
1st Person
amō
amāmus
I love
we love
2nd Person
amās
amātis
you love
you all love
3rd Person
amat
amant
he – she – it loves
they love
Chapter 2 Verbs, Vocabulary, and 1st Conjugation
The First Principal Part was used for 1st Person singular. Where did the other five come from? The Second Principal Part! Look……

7. First Conjugation Verbs
Person
Singular
Plural
1st Person
amō
amāmus
I love
we love
2nd Person
amās
amātis
you love
you all love
3rd Person
amat
amant
he – she – it loves
they love
Chapter 2 Verbs, Vocabulary, and 1st Conjugation
amō, amāre, amāvī , amatum: love
amāre
subtract –re re
amā
this is the stem

8. First Conjugation Verbs – 1st, 2nd, 3rd Person
Singular
Plural
1st Person
amō
amāmus
I love
we love
2nd Person
amās
amātis
you love
you all love
3rd Person
amat
amant
he – she – it loves
they love
Chapter 2 Verbs, Vocabulary, and 1st Conjugation
1st Person – The speaker is doing the action: I love. (sing.) We love. (pl) 2nd Person – The person spoken to is doing the action: You love. You all love.

9. First Conjugation Verbs – 1st, 2nd, 3rd Person
Singular
Plural
1st Person
amō
amāmus
I love
we love
2nd Person
amās
amātis
you love
you all love
3rd Person
amat
amant
he – she – it loves
they love
Chapter 2 Verbs, Vocabulary, and 1st Conjugation
3rd Person – Another person is being spoken about: He, She, It loves. (sing.) They love. (pl)

10. Let’s Ask a Question
Person
Singular
Plural
1st Person
do we love?
2nd Person
do you love?
you all love?
3rd Person
does he/she/it love?
they love?
Chapter 2 Verbs, Vocabulary, and 1st Conjugation
Add ‘-ne’ to the end of the verb to turn the sentence into a question. This changes the verb from a declarative (making a statement) to interrogative (asking a question).

11. Let’s Ask a Question
Person
Singular
Plural
1st Person
amāmusne
do we love?
2nd Person
amāsne?
amātisne?
do you love?
you all love?
3rd Person
amatne?
amantne?
does he/she/it love?
they love?
Chapter 2 Verbs, Vocabulary, and 1st Conjugation
Wow! Isn’t this exciting? But wait…..hold onto your mensa!....it gets better!…..

12. he/she/it does not love
Negative Action
Person
Singular
Plural
1st Person
I do not love
We do not love
2nd Person
you do not love
you all do not love
3rd Person
he/she/it does not love
they do not love
Chapter 2 Verbs, Vocabulary, and 1st Conjugation
How do you change a positive statement to a negative statement? Add a ‘nōn’

13. he/she/it does not love
Negative Action
Person
Singular
Plural
1st Person
nōn amō
nōn amāmus
I do not love
We do not love
2nd Person
nōn amās
nōn amātis
you do not love
you all do not love
3rd Person
nōn amāt
nōn amānt
he/she/it does not love
they do not love
Chapter 2 Verbs, Vocabulary, and 1st Conjugation
You would think we’ve reached the Latin Limit to excitement and wonder….but things are about to get absolutely bonkers….

14. does he/she/it not love?
Negative Action
Person
Singular
Plural
1st Person
nōn amāmusne?
do we not love?
2nd Person
nōn amāsne
nōn amātisne?
do you not love?
do you all not love?
3rd Person
nōn amātne
nōn amāntne?
does he/she/it not love?
do they not love?
are they not loving?
Chapter 2 Verbs, Vocabulary, and 1st Conjugation
OK – that is enough excitement for one class!

15. Let’s Ask a Question Translate the following:
What number is it? Cūius est numeri?
It is singular. Singulāriter est.
It is plural. Plūrāliter est.
Chapter 2 Verbs, Vocabulary, and 1st Conjugation

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Chapter 2 Verbs, Vocabulary, and 1st Conjugation

17. Questions?
Chapter 2 Verbs, Vocabulary, and 1st Conjugation