Year 2 · Grade 4: Little Words in a Phrase
Learn ad, in, cum, and ex as whole phrases. The case rules come later.
What to notice
- ad and in as chunks
- cum and ex as chunks
- phrase meaning
Explanation
Some little Latin words are easier to learn inside a phrase. Ad villam means to the house. In silva means in the woods. Cum patre means with father. Ex aqua means out of the water.
Do not memorize a case chart yet. Learn the phrase as a chunk. Year 4A will sort these words by the ending that follows them.
Examples
- ad villam — to the house Ad points toward a place.
- in silva — in the woods This in means inside a place.
- cum patre — with father Cum means with.
- ex aqua — out of the water Ex means out of.
Latin in this lesson
- ad villam — to the house
- in silva — in the woods
- cum patre — with father
- ex aqua — out of the water
- ad silvam — to the woods
- cum amico — with a friend