Lesson 18

Asking Questions!April 28-May 2, 2014

-ne

(used to introduce yes-or-no questions)

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nonne

(used to introduce questions expecting a “yes” answer)

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causa, causae (f.)

cause, reason, case

dominus, domini (m.)

master

publicus, publica, publicum

public

oppidum, oppidi (n.)

town

populus, populi (m.)

people

aequus, aequa, aequum

even, just, calm

latus, lata, latum

wide

verus, vera, verum

true, real, not false

quis

who?

quid

what??

Asking Questions

• Some questions ask for information.• Who is your friend?• Where is my coat?• For these questions, Latin has “question

words” (interrogatives) just like English does.• Ubi: where? When?• Quis: who?• Quid: what?

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Asking Questions

• Quis est puella?• Who is the girl?• Ubi est tua casa?• Where is your house?• Quid portas?• What are you carrying?

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Asking Questions

• Some questions ask for a yes or no response.• Do you like Slim Jims?• Is that your hat?• For yes/no questions, Latin uses the suffix

“-ne” attached to the first word of the sentence.

Asking Questions

• The –ne is the Latin version of a question mark.

• You’ll know right away the sentence you’re reading is a question!

• Estne puella in casa? Is the girl in the house?• Amasne crustula? Do you like cookies?

Asking Questions

• Sometimes questions are pitched so that you’re expecting a “yes” answer.

• I can borrow the car, right?• Don’t you want to go out?• You do like me, don’t you?• Latin uses a special word to make these

questions… NONNE.

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Using “Nonne”

• Nonne crustula amas?• You like cookies, don’t you?• You do like cookies, right?• Don’t you like cookies?• You like cookies, no?

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Things to Take Away With You…

• Latin uses special words to ask questions.• Some are similar to English: Who? What?

When? Where? Quis? Quid? Ubi? Ubi?• For yes/no questions, use –ne.• For questions expecting a “yes” answer, use

“nonne.”