«ama-t» _he (she, it) loves, is loving, does love_ (amity, amiable)
«labō´ra-t» “ “ “ _labors, is laboring, does labor_
«nūntia-t»[2] “ “ “ _announces, is announcing, does announce_
«porta-t» “ “ “ _carries, is carrying, does carry_ (porter)
«pugna-t» “ “ “ _fights, is fighting, does fight_ (pugnacious)

[Footnote 2: The _u_ in «nūntiō» is long by exception.
(Cf. §12.2.)]

«31.» EXERCISES

I. 1. The daughter loves, the daughters love. 2. The sailor is carrying,
the sailors carry. 3. The farmer does labor, the farmers labor. 4. The
girl is announcing, the girls do announce. 5. The ladies are carrying,
the lady carries.

II. 1. Nauta pugnat, nautae pugnant. 2. Puella amat, puellae amant.
3. Agricola portat, agricolae portant. 4. Fīlia labōrat, fīliae
labōrant. 5. Nauta nūntiat, nautae nūntiant. 6. Dominae amant, domina
amat.

[Illustration: DOMINA]


LESSON III

FIRST PRINCIPLES (_Continued_)

«32.» «Declension of Nouns.» We learned above (§§19, 20) the difference
between the subject and object, and that in English they may be