syntax the ordering of the words in a sentence according to their meaning in the sentence. the boy...
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Syntax
The ordering of the words in a sentence according to their meaning in the sentence.
The boy gives roses to the girl.The Subject
The Verb
The Direct ObjectThe Indirect Object
Syntax
English can be strict, but…
The boy gives the girl roses.The Subject
The Verb
The Direct ObjectThe Indirect Object
Syntax
In Latin, syntax is not so strict, so a sentence could be written as…
Poēta puellae magnās rosās dat.
The SubjectThe Verb
The Direct ObjectThe Indirect
ObjectThis is probably the most This is probably the most popular order for the Latin popular order for the Latin sentence, but you must be sentence, but you must be ready for something…ready for something…
Syntax
such as this…
Magnās rosās puellae poēta dat. The Subject
The Verb
The Direct ObjectThe Indirect
Object
Syntax
And this…
Puellae poēta dat magnās rosās.
The SubjectThe VerbThe Direct
Object
The Indirect Object
Syntax
You could probably get away with this…
Dat poēta magnās rosās puellae.
The Subject
The Verb
The Direct Object The Indirect
Object
Syntax
This is why you must memorize the cases and their use in the
sentence to know what the Latin says!
So, you have to…
1. Read the sentence completely before starting to translate.
2. Find the verb.3. Find a stated subject (sometimes in
verb only)4. Figure out the part of speech of the
other words and decide what they might modify…
5. Define the words and translate.
Deciphering the Sentence
Fortūnam et vītam antīquae patriae saepe laudās sed recūsās
Find the Verb
Does it have a Subject expressed?
What part of speech are the other words and what do they modify?
NO
Deciphering the Sentence
Obdūrō, mea puella – sed sine tē nōn valeō
Find the Verb
Does it have a Subject expressed?
What part of speech are the other words and what do they modify?
NO