Latin for Beginners by Benjamin Leonard D'Ooge
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_a._ The indirect object usually stands before the direct object. «46.» We may now complete the translation of the sentence _The sailor announces the flight to the farmers_, and we have «Nauta agricolÄ«s fugam nÅ«ntiat» «47.» EXERCISES First learn the special vocabulary, p. 283. _Point out the direct and indirect objects and the genitive of the possessor._ I. 1. Quis nautÄ«s pecÅ«niam dat? 2. FÄ«liae agricolae nautÄ«s pecÅ«niam dant. 3. Quis fortÅ«nam pugnae nÅ«ntiat? 4. Galba agricolÄ«s fortunam pugnae nÅ«ntiat. 5. Cui domina fÄbulam nÄrrat? 6. FÄ«liae agricolae domina fÄbulam nÄrrat. 7. Quis DiÄnae corÅnam dat? 8. Puella DiÄnae corÅnam dat quia DiÄnam amat. 9. Dea lÅ«nae sagittÄs portat et ferÄs silvÄrum necat. 10. Cuius victÅriam Galba nÅ«ntiat? 11. Nautae victÅriam Galba nÅ«ntiat. Imitate the word order of the preceding exercise. II. 1. To whom do the girls give a wreath? 2. The girls give a wreath to Julia, because Julia loves wreaths. 3. The sailors tell the ladies[2] a story, because the ladies love stories. 4. The farmer gives his (§22.a) daughter water. 5. Galba announces the cause of the battle to the sailor. 6. The goddess of the moon loves the waters of the forest. 7. Whose wreath is Latona carrying? Dianaâs. |
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