Present Infinitives As Direct Objects Lesson 32 Present Infinitives As Direct Objects

Using the Infinitive as a Direct Object You have already learned how to translate infinitives. Remember: an infinitive ends in –re and means “to” + verb. portare: to carry iubere: to order docere: to teach discedere: to go away laborare: to work amare: to love eram erat eras eramus erant eratis

Using the Infinitive Infinitives can be used as subjects. Docere linguam Latinam est gaudium. To teach Latin is fun. Errare est humanum. To err is human. eram erat eras eramus erant eratis

Using the Infinitive as a Direct Object Infinitives can also be used as direct objects. Viros discedere iussi. iussi: I ordered (new word! from iubeo) viros: men (from vir, viri --- it’s accusative) discedere: to leave I ordered the men to leave. eram erat eras eramus erant eratis

Using the Infinitive as a Direct Object Me laborare non cupivisti. me: me laborare: to work non: not cupivisti: you wanted/did want (cupio + isti) You did not want me to work. eram erat eras eramus erant eratis

Practice Time! Find the infinitives in the following sentences: Hannibal viros cum Romanis pugnare iubebat. Hannibal Italiam in provinciam redigere non poterat (was able). Maximus ad portas oppidi viros procedere iussit. pugnare redigere procedere

porta, portae (f.) gate

discedo, discedere, discessi, discessurus: go away, depart

iubeo, iubere, iussi, iussus: order

recipio, recipere, recepi, receptus: take back, recover

redigo, redigere, redegi, redactus: drive back, reduce

removeo, removere, removi, remotus: remove, move back

etiam: also, even