Verbs





Explanations

1. = I
2. = You
3. = He, she, it
4. = We
5. =You
6. = They

(/-X) = Suffix used with the past tense
If there is no (/-X) then the regular suffix is used.



Person

 Stem 

 | Suffix 
 - Meaning
1. Am  | o (/-m) - I love
2. Ama  | s - You love
3. Ama  | t - He/she/it love
4. Ama  | mus - We love
5. Ama  | tis - You love
6. Ama  | nt - They love


When you use verbs in Latin you can see which one who preform the verb
depending on the suffix (or the verb itself if it's irregular)... Smart, yes?

Cogito ergo sum - I'm thinking, therefore I exist.















The present tense, indicative

   The perfect tense
Active Passive Active  
1. Am  | o (/-m)
2. Ama  | s
3. Ama  | t
4. Ama  | mus
5. Ama  | tis
6. Ama  | nt

Present infinitive active:
Amare - To love
1. Terre  | or (/-r)
2. Terre  | ris
3. Terre  | tur
4. Terre  | mur
5. Terre  | mini
6. Terre  | ntur

Present infinitive passive:
Terreri - To be scared
  
-i  
-isti  
-it  
-imus  
-istis  
-erunt  


 




The past tense

It's very easy to recognize and create the past tense of a verb.
If you see -ba or -ebaafter the stem of the verb (or before the suffix) you know that it's the past tense.

In other words. This is the past tense: Stem + ba or eba + suffix...


1. Amebam
2. Amabas
3. Amabat
4. Amabamus
5. Amabatis
6. Amabant
1. Terrebar
2. Terrebaris
3. Terrebatur
4. Terrebamur
5. Terrebamini
6. Terrebantur













Irregular verbs

Not all verbs follow a pattern... but most of them do. :P


Esse - To be

The present tense, indicative
1. Sum
2. Es
3. Est
4. Sumus
5. Estis
6. Sunt



















Nouns and Adjectives




Explanations
N     = Nominative  (Plain.)
G     = Genitive       (Owning.)
D     = Dative         (Something done for someone) 
Ack  = Accusative   (Sometihng that is used)
Abl   = Ablative      (How something is done)
Vok  = Vokative     (An exhortation (Chew my food!... NOW!))
Sing = Singular
Plur  = Plural

x --> y = x becomes y     (suffix)

















1:st declension   2:nd declension   3:rd declension

Feminine
Masculine
Neuter		   -------- Neuter

Sing
N Ros  | a
G Ros  | ae
D Ros  | ae
Ack Ros  | am
Abl Ros  | a


Plur
N Ros  | ae
G Ros  | arum
D Ros  | is
Ack Ros  | as
Abl Ros  | is


 

Sing
N Serv  | us -->
G Serv  | i  
D Serv  | o  
Ack Serv  | um  
Abl Serv  | o  
Vok Serv  | e  

Plur
N Serv  | i -->
G Serv  | orum  
D Serv  | is  
Ack Serv  | os -->
Abl Serv  | is  


N Bell  | um
G Bell  | i
D Bell  | o
Ack Bell  | um
Abl Bell  | o
------------


N Bell  | a
G Bell  | orum
D Bell  | is
Ack Bell  | a
Abl Bell  | is
 

Sing
N Dux     
G Duc  | is  
D Duc  | i  
Ack Duc  | em -->
Abl Duc  | e  


Plur
N Duc  | es -->
G Duc  | um  
D Duc  | ibus  
Ack Duc  | es -->
Abl Duc  | ibus  


N Corpus   
G Corpor  | is
D Corpor  | i
Ack Corpor   
Abl Corpor  | e



N Corpor  | a
G Corpor  | um
D Corpor  | ibus
Ack Corpor  | a
Abl Corpor  | ibus

As you can see the neuter gender is almost the same as the other in its declension.