Year 3 · Grade 5: Stems and Emphasis

Use the genitive to find a noun stem and notice when Latin states a subject pronoun.

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What to notice

• genitive singular
• noun stems
• pronoun emphasis

Examples

• rex, regis — king; stem reg-. The genitive regis reveals the stem reg-.
• nomen, nominis — name; stem nomin-. nominis minus -is gives nomin-.
• ego amo — I myself love / I do love. A stated subject pronoun often adds emphasis or contrast.
• tu amas — you yourself love / you do love. tu is often unnecessary unless the speaker wants contrast or emphasis.
• amat — he / she / it loves. The verb ending normally makes an unstressed subject pronoun unnecessary.