Teach Yourself Latin Grammar

✍ Scribed by Gregory Klyve

• Publisher: Teach Yourself Books
• Year: 2003
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 210
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

'Teach Yourself Latin Grammar' takes you through the principal elements of Latin grammar in a series of units which serve up the language in manageable chunks. Learning Latin grammar has never been easier - there are only ever one or two grammar points on a page with exercises on the facing page so that you can practise what you've learnt immediately. Everything is explained in simple language so you don't need knowledge of grammatical terminology to use it. The book starts with explanations of how Latin words are formed from simple forms of verbs, through nouns, prepositions, adjectives, adverbs, conjunctions and pronouns to more complex forms of verbs, ending in an examination of the normal constructions found in Latin sentence structure. There are also units on Roman dates, money, weights and measures, names, history and the use of Latin today. You can work through the book from start to finish or dip in and out to study particular pieces of grammar. Latin grammar has a completely logical structure so simply follow the examples and exercises carefully and you'll have a good grasp of the grammar in no time.

✦ Table of Contents

Cover......Page 1
Contents......Page 5
introduction......Page 7
01 alphabet and pronunciation......Page 10
02 verbs: essential terminology......Page 12
03 present tense 1......Page 14
04 present tense 2......Page 16
05 future tense 1......Page 18
06 future tense 2......Page 20
07 imperfect tense......Page 22
08 perfect tense 1......Page 24
09 perfect tense 2......Page 26
10 pluperfect tense......Page 28
11 future perfect tense......Page 30
12 to be (indicative)......Page 32
13 nouns: essential terminology......Page 34
14 first declension......Page 36
15 second declension 1......Page 38
16 second declension 2......Page 40
17 third declension 1......Page 42
18 third declension 2......Page 44
19 fourth declension......Page 46
20 fifth declension......Page 48
21 Greek nouns......Page 50
22 irregular nouns......Page 52
23 nominative and vocative cases......Page 54
24 accusative case......Page 56
25 genitive case 1......Page 58
26 genitive case 2......Page 60
27 dative case 1......Page 62
28 dative case 2......Page 64
29 ablative case 1......Page 66
30 ablative case 2......Page 68
31 locative and expressions of time......Page 70
32 prepositions......Page 72
33 adjectives: first and second declension......Page 74
34 adjectives: third declension......Page 76
35 comparison of adjectives......Page 78
36 adverbs......Page 80
37 conjunctions......Page 82
38 numerals......Page 84
39 personal, reflexive and possessive pronouns......Page 86
40 demonstrative and definitive pronouns......Page 88
41 emphatic and relative pronouns......Page 90
42 indefinite and interrogative pronouns......Page 92
43 pronouns used as adjectives......Page 94
44 participles......Page 96
45 present, future and imperfect passive......Page 98
46 perfect, future perfect and pluperfect passive......Page 100
47 infinitives: formation......Page 102
48 infinitives: usage......Page 104
49 imperatives and direct commands......Page 106
50 gerunds and supines......Page 108
51 gerundives......Page 110
52 subjunctive: present and imperfect......Page 112
53 subjunctive: perfect and pluperfect......Page 114
54 subjunctive: uses......Page 116
55 deponent and semi-deponent verbs......Page 118
56 impersonal verbs......Page 120
57 defective verbs......Page 122
58 irregular verbs: sum and possum......Page 124
59 irregular verbs: volo and nolo......Page 126
60 irregular verbs: malo, fio and edo......Page 128
61 irregular verbs: eo and fero......Page 130
62 direct questions......Page 132
63 subordinate clauses......Page 134
64 relative clauses......Page 136
65 concessive and causal clauses......Page 138
66 final clauses......Page 140
67 consecutive clauses......Page 142
68 temporal clauses......Page 144
69 temporal cum clauses......Page 146
70 ablative absolute......Page 148
71 clauses of proviso, comparison and fear......Page 150
72 clauses of doubting and preventing......Page 152
73 quin......Page 154
74 conditionals 1......Page 156
75 conditionals 2......Page 158
76 indirect statements 1......Page 160
77 indirect statements 2......Page 162
78 indirect questions......Page 164
79 indirect commands and wishes......Page 166
80 dates......Page 168
81 money and measures......Page 170
82 names and places......Page 172
83 inscriptions......Page 174
84 timeline......Page 176
85 Latin today......Page 178
key to the exercises......Page 180
Back Cover......Page 210