Scanlon's Latin Grammar - Essan.org

Scanlon's Latin Grammar - Essan.org Scanlon's Latin Grammar - Essan.org

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SECOND LATIN 57 serra, f., saw specialis, special vanus, false WORD STUDY leo Ontologia: the branch of knowledge that investigates the nature, essential properties, and relations of being (ens) as such. %. Metaphysica: that division of philosophy which includes ontology, or the science of being, and epistemology, or the theory of knowledge; in a narrower sense, ontology alone. 3. Appetitus: any inherent or habitual desire for some personal gratification, either of the body or of the mind. GRAMMAR I. A so-called less vivid condition requires the present subj unctive in both clauses. More vivid conditions take the indicative in both clauses. A more vivid condition implies less uncertainty than a less vivid. More vivid: Si aderit, bene erit-If he will be present, it will be well. Less vivid: Si adsit, bene sit. If he should be present, it would be well. 2. Some prepositions. a) A, abe Their general meaning is from, 00 from, away from. They govern the ablative case. They may also mean by when introducing the agent after a verb in the passive voice. Ab must be used before words beginning with a vowel sound; a or ab may be used before consonants. ARoma profectus est. He set out from Rome. Octo res incIusae sunt ab eis. Eight things have been included by them. b) E, ex. Their general meaning is from the midst of, out of. Ex must be used before vowel sounds. Either e or ex may be used before consonants. They govern the ablative.

SECOND LATIN Ex montibus egressi sunt. They came out of the mountains. E pluribus unum. Out of many) one. Duo ex hominibus iBis carpentarii erant. Two of those men were carpenters. c) Per: through in the widest sense. It governs the accusative. Per civitates eunt. They go through the city. Per diem. Throughout the day. Per homines nobiles. Through the instrumentality of noble rnen. Per see In and of itself (through itself). d) Praeter: used \vith the literal meaning of along by, in front of, and with the figurative meaning of beyond, besides, in addition to. It governs the accusative. Praeter vultos nostros. Before our faces. Praeter aedihcium. In front of the building. Praeter realitatem. Beyond reality. e) Propter: used in the literal rneaning of near or next to) and with the figurative meaning of on account of, because of. It governs the accusativee Propter me sedent. They sit near me. Propter diei calorem dormiebant. Because of the heat of the day they slept. 3. Ordinal numbers. The ablative of the ordinals is used as an adverb and is abbreviated by using a figure followed by a small 0: 3°; primo, 1°; secundo, 2° EXERCISES I. Per tales actus nobis probavit qualis est simplicitas sua. 2. Inclusimus dumtaxat tres ex regulis praeter communes. 3. Per diem et per noctem plenius investigabant qualis esset gentium voluntas. 4. Si effectum calefactioni attribuamus, causa clara sit. 5. Si logice de metaphysica disseret, nobis docebit multas ex veritatibus quas volumus cognoscere. 6. Si rex leges bonas abroget, gens patiatur. 7. Si alteruter

SECOND LATIN 57<br />

serra, f., saw<br />

specialis, special<br />

vanus, false<br />

WORD STUDY<br />

leo Ontologia: the branch of knowledge that investigates the nature,<br />

essential properties, and relations of being (ens) as such.<br />

%. Metaphysica: that division of philosophy which includes ontology,<br />

or the science of being, and epistemology, or the theory of knowledge;<br />

in a narrower sense, ontology alone.<br />

3. Appetitus: any inherent or habitual desire for some personal<br />

gratification, either of the body or of the mind.<br />

GRAMMAR<br />

I. A so-called less vivid condition requires the present subj unctive<br />

in both clauses. More vivid conditions take the indicative in both<br />

clauses. A more vivid condition implies less uncertainty than a less<br />

vivid.<br />

More vivid: Si aderit, bene erit-If he will be present, it will be well.<br />

Less vivid: Si adsit, bene sit. If he should be present, it would be<br />

well.<br />

2. Some prepositions.<br />

a) A, abe Their general meaning is from, 00 from, away from.<br />

They govern the ablative case. They may also mean by when introducing<br />

the agent after a verb in the passive voice. Ab must be used before<br />

words beginning with a vowel sound; a or ab may be used before<br />

consonants.<br />

ARoma profectus est. He set out from Rome.<br />

Octo res incIusae sunt ab eis. Eight things have been included by<br />

them.<br />

b) E, ex. Their general meaning is from the midst of, out of. Ex<br />

must be used before vowel sounds. Either e or ex may be used before<br />

consonants. They govern the ablative.

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