Indirect Statement Latin II Chapter 6 Indirect Statement An indirect statement is a clause that is...

13
Indirect Statement Latin II Chapter 6

Transcript of Indirect Statement Latin II Chapter 6 Indirect Statement An indirect statement is a clause that is...

Page 1: Indirect Statement Latin II Chapter 6 Indirect Statement An indirect statement is a clause that is found after verbs that mean to say, think, believe,

Indirect Statement

Latin II

Chapter 6

Page 2: Indirect Statement Latin II Chapter 6 Indirect Statement An indirect statement is a clause that is found after verbs that mean to say, think, believe,

Indirect Statement

• An indirect statement is a clause that is found after verbs that mean to say, think, believe, etc.

• In English, we use a noun clause

• In Latin, we use an infinitive for the verb, and a subject in the accusative. There is no separate clause in Latin.

Page 3: Indirect Statement Latin II Chapter 6 Indirect Statement An indirect statement is a clause that is found after verbs that mean to say, think, believe,

Verbs that are followed by an indirect statement construction

• Verbs of Saying• dico• nego• ait• nuntio• narro• scribo• doceo• ostendo

• Verbs of Knowing• scio• nescio• intellego• memoria teneo• respondeo• demonstro• cognosco

Page 4: Indirect Statement Latin II Chapter 6 Indirect Statement An indirect statement is a clause that is found after verbs that mean to say, think, believe,

Verbs that are followed by anindirect statement construction

• Verbs of Thinking• credo• puto• spero• arbitror

• Verbs of Perceiving• audio• video• sentio

Page 5: Indirect Statement Latin II Chapter 6 Indirect Statement An indirect statement is a clause that is found after verbs that mean to say, think, believe,

So what exactly is an indirect statement?

When you report what someone has

done, said, thought, etc.

Veniam. I will come.

What would the indirect statement equivalent of that look like?

Dixi me venturum esse.

I said that I would come.

Page 6: Indirect Statement Latin II Chapter 6 Indirect Statement An indirect statement is a clause that is found after verbs that mean to say, think, believe,

How do you translate the infinitives in indirect statement?

Present Infinitive Takes place at the same time as the main verb

Perfect Infinitive Takes place before the action of the main verb

Future Infinitive Takes place after the action of the main verb

Page 7: Indirect Statement Latin II Chapter 6 Indirect Statement An indirect statement is a clause that is found after verbs that mean to say, think, believe,

How do you translate the infinitives in indirect statement?

Present Infinitive is, was, were

Perfect Infinitive have, has, had

Future Infinitive will, would

Page 8: Indirect Statement Latin II Chapter 6 Indirect Statement An indirect statement is a clause that is found after verbs that mean to say, think, believe,

for example……..

venire.

Putamus puellam venisse.

venturam esse.

is coming.

We think (that) the girl has come.

will come.

Page 9: Indirect Statement Latin II Chapter 6 Indirect Statement An indirect statement is a clause that is found after verbs that mean to say, think, believe,

for example……..

venire.

Putabamus puellam venisse.

venturam esse.

was coming.

We thought (that) the girl had come.

would come.

Page 10: Indirect Statement Latin II Chapter 6 Indirect Statement An indirect statement is a clause that is found after verbs that mean to say, think, believe,

Use sē…...• If the subject of the infinitive is the same as

that of the main verb and is third person

• If the object of the infinitive is the same as the subject of the main verb and is third person

Dixit se venturum esse. He said he would come.

(He is the subject of both sentences.)

Dixit nos sibi persuasisse. He said we had persuaded him.

(He is the subject of the first sentence and the object of the second.)

Page 11: Indirect Statement Latin II Chapter 6 Indirect Statement An indirect statement is a clause that is found after verbs that mean to say, think, believe,

Use eum or eam…….

….. when the subject or object is different.

Diximuseam interfectam esse.

eam eos interfecturam esse.

We said thatshe had been killed.

she would kill them.

Page 12: Indirect Statement Latin II Chapter 6 Indirect Statement An indirect statement is a clause that is found after verbs that mean to say, think, believe,

Some verbs are followed by an accusative and future infinitive…...• spero = I hope

• promitto = I promise

• iuro = I swear

• minor = I threaten

Sperabant se venturos esse.

They hoped to come.

Page 13: Indirect Statement Latin II Chapter 6 Indirect Statement An indirect statement is a clause that is found after verbs that mean to say, think, believe,

finally…..

NEVER use dico….non;

use instead nego (I deny, I say ….not)

Negavit se venturum esse.

He said (that) he would not come.