The Present Pаssive System in the 1st аnd 2nd Cоnjugаtiоns Nоw that we've looked at the passive in English, let's take our first look at the passive in the present system in Latin. We'll start with the 1st and 2nd conjugations, as exemplified by the paradigm verbs laudō, laudāre and moneō, monēre. As in the active voice, the present system formation of these verbs in the passive will depend on the present stem, e.g. laudā-, monē. They will also feature all the same tense markers as in the active system, i.e. -bā- for the imperfect and -be- for the future (noting the vowel shifts that take place in this tense). The main thing to learn is the change in personal endings: Singular Plural 1 -r -mur 2 -ris -minī 3 -tur -ntur To see the construction of the passive in the present system of 1st and 2nd conjugation verbs, watch the following video. These forms should also be checked in Caput XVIII of Wheelock!
Resоlving аmbiguities Nоte thаt, with the ūnus nаuta adjectives as well as оur new demonstrative pronouns, it is possible to be more precise with our case/number/gender usage where ambiguities may exist in endings. For example, the following phrase magnō amīcō could be dative or ablative singular masculine without any additional context. However, with an ūnus nauta adjective we can say decisively which is which: magnō amīcō sōlī = dative singular masculine magnō amīcō sōlō = ablative singular masculine The same is true for many forms of hic, ille, and iste, where antīquae portae could be dative or genitive singular feminine, or even nominative or vocative plural feminine. By adding a demonstrative, we can add clarity: huius antīquae portae = genitive singular feminine huic antīquae portae = dative singular feminine hae antīquae portae = nominative plural feminine hae antīquae portae = vocative plural feminine Only the nominative/vocative plural ambiguity remains, although context is usually quick to remedy this ambiguity! This makes an excellent case for being aware of the different forms of the demonstrative pronouns and these new adjectives!
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