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What is the difference between a deponent and a semi-deponent verb?

Deponent verbs are verbs that look passive, but are active in meaning. Examples of these verbs are: conor, conari, conatus sum; loquor, loqui, locutus sum. Though these all conjugate like the passive voic...

Answered by Thomas M. Latin tutor
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What is an ablative absolute?

When the participle phrase (i.e. The noun + the participle) is independent of the structure of the rest of the sentence. In phrases such as this, both the noun and participle are in the ablative case. Sta...

Answered by Angelina H. Latin tutor
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How do you form the imperfect subjuctive?

You take the present active infinitive of the verb, which is the part of the verb that means "to do something" and you add on the endings -m, -s, -t, mus, -tis, -nt. For example, the first perso...

Answered by Mia D. Latin tutor
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How do time expressions work in Latin?

Time expressions use different cases in Latin.The accusative case is used to express a duration of time, for example, 'we worked for five hours' would use the accusative case (quinque horas).The ablative ...

Answered by Annabella K. Latin tutor
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How do I translate an unseen passage to get the best marks?

Before the exam:At A-level, you are told that you will have to translate an unseen passage from a specified text. Read as much of the text as you can, to get a feel for the author ...

Answered by Tara P. Latin tutor
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