1. September 29 th, 2011

2. FUTURE  Ero  Eris  Erit  Erimus  Eritis  Erunt IMPERFECT  Eram  Eras  Erat  Eramus  Eratis  Erant

3.  Possum = I can, etc.  Potes = You can, etc.  Potest = She/He/It can, etc.  Possumus = We can, etc.  Potestis = You can, etc.  Possunt = They can, etc.  Infinitive = Posse (To be able)

4.  Potero = I shall be able.  Poteris = You will be able.  Poterit = She/He/It will be able.  Poterimus = We shall be able.  Poteritis = You will be able.  Poterunt = They will be able.

5.  Poteram = I was able.  Poteras = You were able.  Poterat = You were able.  Poteramus = We were able.  Poteratis = You were able.  Poterant = They were able.

6.  Some verbs require an infinitive to “complete” their meaning; hence “complementary” infinitive.  i.e. Possum (I am able, can); Debeo (I ought, should).  Cf. Wheelock p. 38.

7.  1 st declension characterized by –a (Nom), -ae (Gen) and are feminine.  2 nd declension characterized by –us/-er (Nom) and –i (Gen) and are masculine OR –um (Nom) and –i (Gen) and are neuter.  3 rd declension nouns contain a number of nominative singular forms (irregular) and can be of any gender; gender and nominative singular form of specific third declension nouns must be memorized with vocabularies.  Characterized by a genitive-singular in –is.

8.  Nom – Rex.  Gen – Regis.  Dat – Regi.  Acc – Regem.  Abl – Rege.  Nom – Reges.  Gen – Regum.  Dat – Regibus.  Acc – Reges.  Abl – Regibus.

9.  Nom – Virtus.  Gen – Virtutis.  Dat – Virtuti.  Acc – Virtutem.  Abl – Virtute.  Nom – Virtutes.  Gen – Virtutum.  Dat – Virtutibus.  Acc – Virtutes.  Abl – Virtutibus.

10.  Nom – Homo.  Gen – Hominis.  Dat – Homini.  Acc – Hominem.  Abl – Homime.  Nom – Homines.  Gen – Hominum.  Dat – Hominibus.  Acc – Homines.  Abl – Hominibus.

11.  Nom – Corpus.  Gen – Corporis.  Dat – Corpori.  Acc – Corpus.  Abl – Corpore.  Nom – Corpora.  Gen – Corporum.  Dat – Corporibus.  Acc – Corpora.  Abl – Corporibus.

12.  Adjectives must agree with the nouns they modify in gender, number, and case.  Be careful when first/second declension adjectives are modifying third declension nouns.  Case endings will look different.  The great king = Magnus rex.  Of the great king = Magni regis, etc.  You must know to what declension a noun or adjective belongs.