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What are deponent verbs and how do they work?

Deponent verbs are verbs which look passive, but have an active meaning. We are used to seeing active verbs, like 'capio', meaning 'I take or capture', where the subject of the v...

Answered by Imogen S. Latin tutor
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How do I translate an ablative absolute phrase?

Before we attempt to translate an example of an ablative absolute, it is important that we are able to confidently identify an ablative absolute phrase within a sentence. An ablative absolute consists of ...

Answered by Enlli L. Latin tutor
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Translate from English to Latin: 'The girls were walking to the forum'

When you're given a sentence, the first thing to do is think of any Latin vocab that matches the English: eg. 'forum' is also 'forum' in Latin, and you probably know that a girl is 'puella', if you've use...

Answered by Charlotte A. Latin tutor
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What is the difference bewteen a gerund and a gerundive?

Technically speaking, a gerund is a verbal noun and a gerundive is a verbal adjective. Gerunds and gerudnives both look very similar - the key feature in the words is a 'nd'. For example: amandi, vivendo,...

Answered by Dharaa P. Latin tutor
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How does the indirect statement work in Latin?

Indirect statement denotes indirect speech: not 'He ran' but 'I said that he ran'. The construction that Latin uses is the accusative and infinitive after the introductory verb, and so in the example, 'I ...

Answered by Milo R. Latin tutor
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