Number 2 Pencil: Loving that Latin (part 2)
Twentyfive years too late for me, but it's finally cool to take Latin.
rogueclassicism points out that a perfectly preserved head of Marcus Aurelius has been found by archaeologists near Petra in Jordan. The head probably fell off a statue during an earthquake and was buried.
The ways of the gods are full of providence.
Meditations. ii. 3.
I've added a recommended reading section in the sidebar, with Amazon.com links. These are (some) of the texts that I own and use. Saying that I collect language textbooks makes it sound too organized; I accumulate them is a more accurate way of putting it. I have a number of texts for languages that I have no intention of making any serious attempt to learn; I just enjoy leafing through them sometimes, or diving in to try to trace a word or puzzle out a phrase I've run across somewhere else. I also like to compare the different styles, and tend to think that they each have something to contribute; if nothing else, it can be instructive to try do the exercises out of a book that hasn't been carefully prepping with the grammar and vocabulary you need in order to do its exercises.
Probably my favorite is this:
I like it for its emphasis on reading Latin, that is it attempts to teach you how to read fluently rather than translate word-by-word, which means translating as you go, using mental placeholders, rather than scanning ahead searching for the verb, then the subject, etc. I also like its careful attention to diacriticals.
Hover your mouse over each word and you should see a gloss. Sentences are taken from Knudsvig, Seligson and Craig, Latin for Reading
Fūrem fūr cognōscit et lupum lupus. - Anon.
Diem nox premit , diēs noctem - Seneca
Pecūnia nōn satiat avāritiam sed irrītat - Medieval
Vitam regit fortūna , nōn sapientia - Cicero
Fourth Conjugation
audio, audīre, audīvī, audītus to hear
| Present | hear, am hearing, do hear | |
|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |
| 1st | audīo | audīmus |
| 2nd | audīs | audītis |
| 3rd | audit | audiunt |
| Imperfect | was hearing | |
|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |
| 1st | audiēbam | audiēbāmus |
| 2nd | audiēbās | audiēbātis |
| 3rd | audiēbat | audiēbant |
| Future | will hear | |
|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |
| 1st | audiam | audiēmus |
| 2nd | audiēs | audiētis |
| 3rd | audiet | audient |
| Perfect | heard, have heard | |
|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |
| 1st | audīvī | audīvimus |
| 2nd | audīvistī | audīvistis |
| 3rd | audīvit | audīvērunt |
| Pluperfect | had heard | |
|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |
| 1st | audīveram | audīverāmus |
| 2nd | audīverās | audīverātis |
| 3rd | audīverat | audīverant |
| Future Perfect | will have heard | |
|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |
| 1st | audīverō | audīverimus |
| 2nd | audīveris | audīveritis |
| 3rd | audīverit | audīverint |
Third Conjugation
rego, regere, regi, rectus to rule
| Present | rule, am ruling, do rule | |
|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |
| 1st | rego | regimus |
| 2nd | regis | regitis |
| 3rd | regit | regunt |
| Imperfect | was ruling | |
|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |
| 1st | regebam | regebamus |
| 2nd | regebas | regebatis |
| 3rd | regebat | regebant |
| Future | will rule | |
|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |
| 1st | regam | regemus |
| 2nd | reges | regetis |
| 3rd | reget | regent |
| Perfect | ruled, have ruled | |
|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |
| 1st | rexi | reximus |
| 2nd | rexisti | rexistis |
| 3rd | rexit | rexerunt |
| Pluperfect | had ruled | |
|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |
| 1st | rexeram | rexeramus |
| 2nd | rexeras | rexeratis |
| 3rd | rexerat | rexerant |
| FuturePerfect | will have ruled | |
|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |
| 1st | rexero | rexerimus |
| 2nd | rexeris | rexeritis |
| 3rd | rexerit | rexerint |