Friday, June 6, 2025

Level 3; the supine [3]; exercises

Exercise [1]: complete the Latin translations with the appropriate supine listed below.

[i] It is easy to say, but difficult to do. │ Facile __________ est, __________ difficile.

[ii] They say that the city will not easily be captured. │ Negant urbem facile __________ īrī.

[iii] Go out to play. │ Exīte __________.

[iv] Do not always eat what is pleasant to eat. │ Quod __________ est iūcundum nē semper ēderīs.

[v] The story is a strange one to tell. │ Fābula __________ est mīrābilis.

[vi] Send him to pay the money at once. │ Mitte eum statim pecūniam __________.

[vii] The general told the officers to send some men to forage. │ Dux praefectōs iussit aliquōs __________  mittere.

[viii] Fire is dangerous to touch. │ Ignis est __________ perīculōsus.

[ix] They left Rome to found a new colony. │ Rōmā exiērunt novam colōniam __________.

[x] All agree that the city will never be surrendered. │ Inter omnēs cōnstat urbem nunquam __________ īrī.

captum; conditum; dictū; ēsū; factū; lūsum; nārrātū; pābulātum; solūtum; tāctū; trāditum

Exercise [2]: Complete the English translations with the phrases listed below.

[i] Aenēās ē castrīs excesserat rogātum auxilium. │ Aeneas had gone away from the camp __________.

[ii] Nōn crēdō pecūniam solūtum īrī. │ I do not believe that the money __________.

[iii] Nōn fās est factū. │ It is not lawful __________.

[iv] Et māter et uxor Coriolānī ad eum missae sunt veniam prō urbe petītum. │ The mother and wife of Coriolanus were sent to him __________ on behalf of the city.

[v] Mox cubitum ībō. │ I shall go __________ soon.

[vi] Saepe turpia dictū agunt. │ They often do things __________.

[vii] Spērō mīlitēs mox domum rūrsus dīmissum īrī. │ I hope the soldiers __________ home again,

[viii] Fābula facilis est nārrātū. │ The story is __________.

[ix] Virōs mitte respōnsum. │ Send men __________.

[x] Vōce difficilī audītū locūtus est. │ He spoke with a voice __________.

difficult to hear; disgraceful to relate; easy to tell; to ask for help; to ask pardon; to bed; to do (this); to give an answer; will be paid; will be sent