Monday, January 25, 2010

Present Participle

amō, amāre
amans, amantis- loving
videō, vidēre
videns, videntis- seeing
mittō, mittere
mittens, mittentis- sending
capiō, capere
capiens, capientis- taking
audiō, audīre
audiens, audientis- hearing

Examples:
1. Subito vir per viam celeriter currens (nom. s. m. agrees with vir) cecidit.
(cadō, cadere, cecidī, casūrus – to fall)
Suddenly the man running quickly through the road fell.
or
Suddenly the man who was running quickly through the road fell.
2. In domīs ferociter ardentibus (abl. pl. f. agrees with domīs) multī miserī iam aderant.
In the fiercely burning houses there were still many poor people.
or
In the houses which were burning fiercely there were still many poor people.

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