Color Coded Latin: A Teaching Method

by Kathleen Canning

© 2011



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  1. Preface
  2. Color Chart
  3. First Declension
  4. Second Declension
  5. Third Declension
  6. Fourth Declension
  7. Fifth Declension
  8. First Conjugation
  9. Second Conjugation
  10. Third Conjugation
  11. Fourth Conjugation
  12. Irregular Verbs
  13. Latin Sentences Using Declensions and Conjugations
  14. The Genitive Case
  15. The Dative Case
  16. Prepositional Phrases
  17. Pronouns
  18. Interrogative Pronouns
  19. Demonstrative Pronouns
  20. Subjunctive ARE Verbs
  21. Subjunctive Long ERE 2nd Conjugation Verbs
  22. Subjunctive ERE 3rd Conjugation Verbs
  23. Subjunctive I-Stem 3rd Conjugation Verbs
  24. Subjunctive IRE 4th Conjugation Verbs


4th Conjugation Verbs

The last conjugation of Latin verbs is also the easiest to master. The learner can use the endings from the 3rd conjugation I-Stem verbs, the principal parts are fairly ordinary and the spelling is basic.

Look at the verb audio, to hear /listen to.

audioaudireaudiviauditum
1st s.infinitiveperfect stemsupine

(supine) verbal adjective/participle)

The same rules just covered in the 3rd conjugation I-Stem verbs hold for 4th conjugation.

That extra (i) shows up in the 1st three tenses. The perfect tenses still drop the (i) of the 3rd principal part and the 4th principal part will still be used for the Perfect passive tenses.

Vocabulary

audioaudireaudiviauditumhear/listento
convenioconvenireconveniconventumassemble/cometogether
dormiodormiredormividormitumsleep
impedioimpedireimpediviimpeditumhinder
invenioinvenireinveniinventumfind
muniomuniremunivimunitumbuild/fortify
perveniopervenireperveniperventumarrive
veniovenireveniventumcome
veni, vidi, viciI came, I saw, I conquered !
venio4th conjugation
video2nd conjugation
vinco3rd conjugation
dormiodormiebamdormiamdormividormiveramdormivero
dormisdormiebasdormiesdormivistidormiverasdormiveris
dormitdormiebatdormietdormivitdormiveratdormiverit
dormimusdormiebamusdormiemusdormivimusdormiveramusdormiverimus
dormitisdormiebatisdormietisdormivistisdormiveratisdormiveritis
dormiuntdormiebantdormientdormiveruntdormiverantdormiverint
do sleepsleptwill sleephave slepthad sleptwill have slept

As you can see the chart for 4th conjugation verbs is the same one used for 3rd conjugation I-Stem verbs.

Review subject pronouns found in the verb endings:

oI
syou
the_she_it_&_sing._noun
__
muswe_(or_anything_plus_I)
tisyou_pl.
ntthey_&_plural_nouns

In the next section we will begin translating simple sentences using 6 tenses (active) of conjugations (1-4) .

We will also use nouns from declensions (1-5) and 2nd and 3rd declension adjectives.

All sentences will contain subjects and objects modified by adjectives.

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