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Elements of Latin: Lesson 25
The Possessive of the Third Person
Directions: Translate the following sentences from Latin to English. Pay special attention to the
underlined possessives.
1. Rēgīna amīcōs suōs servābat.
2. Rēgīna amīcōs eius servābat.
3. Rōmānī fīnitimōs suōs servābunt.
4. Eī barbarī cōpiīs suīs mūrōs altōs et lātōs eōrum tenēbant.
5. Is Gallus Rōmānōs nōn timēbat, sed eīs iniūriās suās nārrābat.
6. Amātisne patriam vestram? Clāra oppida et lātōs agrōs eius amāmus.
7. Germānī victōriās eōrum nūntiābunt.
8. Nōn sine praemiō auxilium rēgīnae dabis.
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Directions: Translate the following sentences from English to Latin. Pay special attention to the
underlined possessives.
1. That slave will-save his (his own) life.
2. That slave will-save his (not his own) life.
3. Those girls were-holding their (their own) prizes.
4. Those savages will-fear their (their own) neighbors.
5. They love their queen and see her danger.
Directions: Aurea Mediocritās – Find the golden mean. Each pair of opposite vices has a
virtue in between. Can you think of it? Can you think of other combinations of vice and virtue?
VICE
VIRTUE
VICE
Cowardice
Irascibility
Mendacity
Impulsivity
Courage
Recklessness
Unirascibility
“Brutal” Honesty
Rigidity
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