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III. Understanding English and the First Declension in Latin (Latin in Layman's REVAMPED)
Season 1
Episode 3
Published 4 years, 2 months ago
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Here I first get on a SOAP box in discussing the real reason as to why I love Latin and why this is more than a language podcast, but more like an "Everything" type of podcast. That's why I like Latin, because it amplifies your understanding of the world around you. After my five minute rant, I get into understanding parts of speech, and then apply it to their Latin counterparts. As I tell my students, they're just fancy-dancy-10-dollar words that mean simple grammatical concepts!
The example I mention in the podcast:
“The grandmother of my girlfriend gave her daughter a coin from her purse, your majesty.”
- “Grandmother” is the subject of the sentence.
- “Of my girlfriend” shows possession.
- “Gave” is the verb.
- “Her daughter,” which could also be expressed as “to her daughter,” is the indirect object.
- “A coin” is the direct object.
- “From her purse” is a prepositional phrase consisting of “from” plus its object “purse.”
- And finally, “your majesty” is a direct address.