Year 3 · Grade 5: Do! and To Do
Tell a singular command from the to-form. Plural commands wait until Year 4A.
What to notice
- singular command
- present infinitive
- one verb family
Explanation
Ama! tells one person to love. Porta! tells one person to carry. The to-form adds -re: amare means to love, and portare means to carry.
Amat, he loves, is different from both. Ama! is a command. Amare is the to-form. This lesson uses commands to one person only.
Examples
- Ama! — Love! A command to one person.
- amare — to love The to-form.
- Porta! — Carry! Another command to one person.
- portare — to carry The to-form of porta.
Latin in this lesson
- Ama! — Love!
- Porta! — Carry!
- amare — to love
- portare — to carry
- Specta! — Look!
- spectare — to look