I: Sextus bonus agricola est, et multum frūmentum habet. Magnum tēctum et parvum hortum habet. In hortō cum fīliā et fīliō nunc stat. Vesperī saepe in viīs cum amīcīs ambulat. Multī Sextum amant quod benignus est.
II: Fīlius Sextī in magnō bellō pugnat, et gladium et
scūtum habet. Pūblius quoque, amīcus Sextī, in bellō pugnat.
III: Librōs multōrum poētārum laudō, sed librōs tuōs
nōn laudō. Poēta bonus nōn es. Fāma tua nōn magna est.
IV: Nauta sōlus in viā stat. Amīcum exspectat. Sed
amīcus in tēctō tuō manet. Nautam nōn videt.
V: Nunc amīcus ex tēctō properat. Nauta laetus est quod
amīcum videt. Nauta et amīcus nōn diū in viā ambulant, quod amīcus dēfessus
est.
VI: Cūr, amīce, ex tēctō tuō properās? Ex tēctō meō
properō quod nautam in viā videō.
VII: Amīcus tuus sum, sed cōnsilium tuum nōn
laudō. Nōn est cōnsilium bonum. Pūblius habet cōnsilium bonum.
VIII: Sextus magnōs equōs habet. Tēctum meum est
magnum, casa tua est parva. Amīcōs benignōs habeō. Puerī
in silvā sunt sōlī. Nauta est validus, sed fīlius
nautae nōn est validus.
(1) vocabulary
- bellum, -ī [2/n]: war
- cōnsilium, -ī [2/n]: plan
- scūtum, -ī [2/n]: shield
- gladius, -ī [2/m]: sword
- pugnō, -āre [1]: fight
- dēfessus, -a, -um: tired; weary
(2)
bonus agricola: a good farmer
poēta bonus: a good poet
librōs multōrum poētārum laudō: I praise the
books of many poets
nauta laetus est: the sailor is happy
nauta est validus: the sailor is strong
nauta sōlus in viā stat: the sailor stands alone
on the road
Although the nouns agricola, poēta and nauta
are first declension, they are masculine in gender and so the adjective becomes
masculine (see the previous unit: note [4]).
(3)
As in English, adjectives in Latin can stand alone and act as
nouns:
Robin Hood robs from the rich to give to the poor.
In the text:
Multī Sextum amant | Many
(people) love Sextus
(4) Give the case and number of the adjectives in bold:
[i] Nauta sōlus in viā stat.
[ii] Puerī in silvā sunt sōlī.
[iii] Fīlius Sextī in magnō bellō pugnat.
[iv] Sextus magnōs equōs habet.
[v] Nōn est cōnsilium bonum.
[vi] Cōnsilium tuum nōn laudō.
[vii] Librōs tuōs nōn laudō.
[viii] Fāma tua nōn magna est.
[ix] Cūr, amīce, ex tēctō tuō properās?
[x] (a) Multī Sextum amant quod (b) benignus
est.
[xi] Multum frūmentum habet.
[xii] Librōs multōrum poētārum laudō.
[xiii] Amīcōs benignōs habeō.
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[i] Nominative singular
[ii] Nominative plural
[iii] Ablative singular
[iv] Accusative plural
[v] Nominative singular
[vi] Accusative singular
[vii] Accusative plural
[viii] Nominative singular
[ix] Ablative singular
[x] (a) Nominative plural; (b) Nominative
singular
[xi] Accusative singular
[xii] Genitive plural
[xiii] Accusative plural
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I: Sextus is a good farmer, and has a lot of grain. He has a
large house and a small garden. He is now standing in the garden with his
daughter and son. In the evening he often walks in the streets with his
friends. Many people love Sextus because he is kind.
II: Sextus' son is fighting in a great war, and has a sword
and a shield. Publius also, Sextus' friend, is fighting in the war.
III: I praise the books of many poets, but I do not praise
your books. You are not a good poet. Your reputation is not great.
IV: The sailor is standing alone on the road. He is waiting
for his friend. But his friend is staying in your house. He does not see the
sailor.
V: Now the friend hurries out of the house. The sailor is
happy because he sees his friend. The sailor and his friend do not walk on the
road for long, because the friend is tired.
VI: "Why are you hurrying out of your house,
friend?" "I am hurrying out of my house because I see the sailor on
the road."
VII: I am your friend, but I do not praise your plan. It is
not a good plan. Publius has a good plan.
VIII: Sextus has large horses. My house is large; your cottage
is small. I have kind friends. The boys are alone in the forest. The sailor is
strong, but the sailor's son is not strong.