The Everything Learning Latin Book by Prior, Richard E. -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Cover Page Title Page Copyright Page Dedication Contents Acknowledgments Top Ten Reasons to Learn Latin Introduction 1: The Key to Understanding Latin

The Significance of Syntax How Latin Syntax Works Learning Endings Learning Vocabulary Parts of Speech Vocabulary-Building Strategies

2: Helps and Hindrances

Derivatives The Roman Invasion(s) A Very Different World The Roman Alphabet Vowels Consonants Accent

3: The Importance of Verbs

Studying Latin Verbs The Anatomy of a Latin Verb What Is Verbal Aspect? The Continuous Aspect (a.k.a. the Present System) The Completed Aspect (a.k.a. the Perfect System) The Aorist Aspect Parts and Labor

4: The Imperfect and Perfect Tenses

Dissecting a Latin Verb The Imperfect Tense The Perfect Tense The Irregular Verb Sum

5: Knowing Nouns

The Anatomy of a Latin Noun Latin’s Case System The Declensions Principal Parts for Nouns Subjects and Objects The Nominative Case The Accusative Case

6: Using Adjectives

Adjective/Noun Agreement The “Parts” of an Adjective First/Second Declension Adjectives Third Declension Adjectives Substantives

7: Making Comparisons

Forming Comparisons with Adjectives The Superlative Degree Irregular Comparison Forming Adverbs Comparison of Adverbs

8: Prepositions and the Ablative Case

Prepositional Phrases The Ablative Case The Instrumental Ablative Talking about Time Talking about Places Special Places

9: Genitive Case and Dative Case

What Is the Genitive? Genitive Case Forms Third Declension -iStem Nouns The Uses of the Genitive Case The Dative Case The Uses of the Dative Case The Word “And”

10: Grammatical Mood

What Is Grammatical Mood? The Imperfect Subjunctive The Pluperfect Subjunctive Showing Purpose Showing a Result Cum Clauses

11: Time and Tense

The Present Indicative Using the Present Indicative Forming the Future Indicative Using the Future Indicative The Pluperfect and Future Perfect Indicative Using These Two Tenses

12: Vocabulary Building

The Essential Verb “to Be” The Small but Useful Verb “Go” The Verb “to Bring” Willing or Not Infinitives Vocabulary Building

13: Pronouns

Personal Pronouns Demonstrative Adjectives Demonstratives as Pronouns Reflexive Pronouns Intensive Adjectives and Pronouns Relative Pronouns Special Declension Adjectives Numbers

14: Grammatical Voice

What Is Grammatical Voice? Understanding Passive Voice Ablative of Agent The Middle Voice

15: Participles

Introducing Participles Using Participial Phrases Gerunds Gerundives The Supine Form

16: Asking Questions

True or False? What Are They Asking? Indefinite Adjectives and Pronouns The Present and Perfect Subjunctive Conditions

17: Infinitives

The Form of Infinitives The Subjective Infinitive The Objective Infinitive Indirect Discourse

18: Getting Attention and Giving Commands

Interjections The Vocative Case Giving Commands The Hortatory and Jussive Subjunctives Clauses after Verbs of Fearing Wishing in the Subjunctive The Potential Subjunctive The Deliberative Subjunctive

19: Reading Latin

The Reading Process In the Beginning Understanding Taxis Reading Caesar Tradition

20: Quae cum ita sint . . .

A Foundation for the Romance Languages A Deeper Understanding of English Latin and the Law Uses in Medicine Learning History Influences on the Church Maintaining Proficiency

Appendix A • Latin-English Vocabulary Appendix B • Latin Literature Appendix C • Answer Key to Exercises

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