Wednesday, July 17, 2024

23.08.24: the present active participle [7]; declension [5]; accusative [3]

In this exercise, you see the accusative singular and plural of the present active participle:

Mārcus: O Sexte, vidēsne Quīntum, ¦ quī in subselliīs sedet?

Marcus: Sextus, do you see Quintus, ¦ who is sitting on the benches?

> Sextus: Videō Quīntum [accusative] ¦ in subselliīs sedentem [accusative].

> Sextus: I see Quintus ¦ sitting on the benches.

The participle itself can take a direct object:

Vidēsne puerum [accusative] ¦ quī librum [accusative] legit? │ Do you see the boy ¦ who’s reading the book?

> Puerum [accusative] ¦ librum legentem [accusative] ¦ videō. │ I see the boy ¦ reading the book.

Pater: Spectāte imperatōrem [accusative], ¦ quī pollicem [accusative] vertit.

Father: Look at the emperor, ¦ who is turning his thumb.

> Mārcus: Imperatōrem [accusative] ¦ pollicem vertentem [accusative] ¦ spectāmus.

> Marcus: We’re watching the emperor ¦ turning his thumb.

Complete the rest of the exercise by supplying the missing participles or phrase that contains a participle.

prōtegō, -ere, prōtēxī [3]: protect

rētiārius, -ī [2/m]: net-fighter; gladiator who fights with a net

scūtum, -ī [2/n]: shield

sonō, -āre, sonuī [1]: make a noise

caput prōtegentem; corpus dēfendēns; intrantem; intrantem; pectus prōtegentem; pugnantēs; sonantem; surgentēs




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