Lesson 5 confusion

by | Oct 4, 2017 | Grammar, Latin, Visual Latin

Some time ago, I received this message: Love the program so far. However, confused with Lesson 5 answers.  The charts in teacher’s worksheet do not match students’ and we are confused by answers for: #1 Why not ablative and vocative too? #2 Why just...

Do I have to learn the cases?

by | Apr 7, 2015 | Ebook, Education, Grammar, Latin

This comment popped up on YouTube. Great videos. but I have a question. in lesson 1C you pronounced CAELUM /djelum/ or something like it. C like an CH. But in this one, you say it as K… why is that? and watching this lesson, i´ve got another question. why do we...

Order of the cases

by | Mar 2, 2015 | Education, Latin, Visual Latin

I received this inquiry: “I really enjoy your videos in your web site and YouTube.   I am confused as for example nouns Nom, Gen, Dat, Acc, Abl in every other source I use it is in a different order for example www.nationalarchives.gov.uk uses Nom, (Voc),Acc,...

Ablative

by | Sep 18, 2014 | Education, English, Latin, Vocabulary

Ablative: a certain case of Latin nouns.  The word derives from ablatus, which is from aufero, (to carry away), ultimately from ab (away) and fero (I carry). In it’s original sense, we use the ablative case when describing actions of carrying something away, or taking...