Friday, August 9, 2024

14.09.24: adverbs [5](2); adverbs of degree and cause (2)

  1. Complete the translations with the appropriate adverbs.
  2. Cave cibum, valdē malus est. │ Watch out for the food, it’s __________ bad.
  3. Cōgitō ergō sum. │ I think. __________, I am.
  4. Itaque quid fēcit? │ __________, what did he do?
  5. Contrā fēlīcem vix deus vīrēs habet.  │ Against a happy person a god __________ has power.
  6. Cūr ancilla flet et valdē trīstis est? │ Why is the maidservant weeping and __________ sad?
  7. Gaudeāmus igitur iuvenēs dum sumus. │ Let’s __________ rejoice while we are young.
  8. Paene exclāmāvī gaudiō. │ I __________ shouted out with joy.
  9. Vix quisquam hoc negāre potest. │  __________ anybody can deny this.
  10. Lēgātum igitur ad cōnsulem mīsit. │  __________, he sent an ambassador to the consul.
  11. Quis est vir quī valdē bene saltat? │ Who is the man who dances __________ well.
  12. In Galliā nōn sōlum in omnibus cīvitātibus ... sed paene etiam in singulīs domibus factiōnēs sunt. │ In Gaul there are factions not __________ in all the cities but __________ even in individual houses.

Gaudeāmus igitur (Therefore, let us rejoice), thought to originate in 1287,  is a popular academic song performed at university graduation ceremonies.


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