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03.08 Tutorial
Let’s take it a little bit at a time….
Servus
“The Slave”
PARAGRAPH 1
Sum servus…
…quod* Romani meam (my)
patriam occupabant.
In proeliis cum Romanis non
pugnabam.
Mea patria erat Graecia* et nunc
mea familia in Graecia habitat.
Mox mea familia ad Italiam
navigabit.
sum This is the verb. It’s also the subject!
Review Lesson 2.13 if you’re not sure what this
word means.
quod It means “because”. The asterisk* lets us
know that the definition is at the bottom of the
work file.
Romani This is the subject. Here, it means
“the Romans” (nominative plural).
occupabant Remember that the verb is
usually at the END of the sentence in Latin; in
English you will need to move it so that it
follows the subject.
in proeliis Be careful; this is a PLURAL noun.
non pugnabam This is the verb AND it also
contains the subject. What pronoun has to be
the subject when a verb ends with “-bam”?
Notice that it’s negative (“non”). How do you
make this a negative statement?
erat Review Lesson 2.13 if you’re not sure
what to do with this verb.
Graecia This means “Greece.” Because this
has an asterisk*, its definition is listed at the
bottom of the work file.
navigabit What tense is this verb?
COLOR CODE
Dark blue = nominative (subject, predicate
nominative)
Brown = genitive (possessive: “of the…”)
Orange = dative (indirect object; “to…” or
“for…”)
Green = accusative (direct object)
Purple = prepositional phrases
Red = miscellaneous
Light blue = verbs
PARAGRAPH 2
Habito et laboro in casa domini
Multi (many) servi in agris laborant
Equi frumentum portant
Unus (one) servus est magister.
Servus est Egnatius
Egnatius est de Hispania.
Egnatius est magister puerorum
Mox non iam (no longer) erit
servus.
habito This is the verb. It’s also the subject!
NOTICE THE VERB ENDING. What pronoun
has to be the subject of this sentence?
laboro This is ALSO the verb. See how they
are joined by the “et”?
agris What does this noun mean? Is it singular
or plural?
equi Careful! Is this noun singular or plural?
magister This does not mean “master.” Check
the Online Latin Dictionary in the Appendix if
you’re not sure.
Egnatius This is a proper noun – it’s a
common name in the ancient Roman world.
Just translate it as is: “Egnatius”
de Hispania Don’t paraphrase here. What
does “de” mean? What does “Hispania” mean?
puerorum What case is this noun? Is it
singular or plural? How should it be translated?
mox Look it up if you can’t remember this
word. It is NOT someone’s name.
erit Review Lesson 2.13 if you’re not sure
what to do with this verb
COLOR CODE
Dark blue = nominative (subject, predicate
nominative)
Brown = genitive (possessive: “of the…”)
Orange = dative (indirect object; “to…” or
“for…”)
Green = accusative (direct object)
Purple = prepositional phrases
Red = miscellaneous
Light blue = verbs
Dominus me amat
Dominus me amat ….
…quod* vitam fili servabam
Sum Xeno
Romae (in Rome) sum Sextus
Mox liber (free) ero
me Yes… “me” means “me”
quod It means “because.” Notice the asterisk.
fili Careful! What case is this? Is it singular or
plural? How should it be translated? See lesson
3.04 if you’re having trouble figuring it out.
servabam This is the verb. It’s also the subject!.
NOTICE THE VERB ENDING. What pronoun has
to be the subject of this sentence? Also, notice the
“BA”… What TENSE is this verb?
sum This is the verb. It’s also the subject! Review
Lesson 2.13 if you’re not sure what this word
means.
Xeno This s a proper noun. It’s a common name
in the ancient Greek world. Just translate it as is:
“Xeno.”
Romae Notice that it’s translated for you. It
means “in Rome”
sum This is the verb. It’s also the subject! Review
Lesson 2.13 if you’re not sure what this word
means.
Sextus This is a name. Just translate it as
“Sextus.”
mox Look it up if you can’t remember this word.
It is NOT someone’s name.
ero This is the verb. It’s also the subject! Review
Lesson 2.13 if you’re not sure what this word
means.
COLOR CODE
Dark blue = nominative (subject, predicate
nominative)
Brown = genitive (possessive: “of the…”)
Orange = dative (indirect object; “to…” or
“for…”)
Green = accusative (direct object)
Purple = prepositional phrases
Red = miscellaneous
Light blue = verbs