Highlights from Tues. 9/27

When translating there is a good chance that the first word will be either the subject or the direct object. Always check if the ending of the first word is a nominative tag (these can include -a, -us, -um, -ae, i) or an accusative tag (these can include -am, -um, -as, -os, -a).

If the first word in the sentence is a direct object, the subject of the sentence will usually be a pronoun (like I, you, he/she, we). You will get this subject from the ending of the verb (servabis famam = you will save (my) reputation).

The first two sentences come from the Roman lawyer Cicero’s speech against an irresponsible young aristocrat who attempted a takeover of the city. The aristocrat’s name was Catiline and the speech is called In Catilinam, “Against Catiline.” Wheelock really loves this speech so we will be seeing more sentences from it.