1. Jenney’s First Year Latin Lesson 10
Lesson 10 Vocabulary
Questions in Latin: -ne, num, nonne
(See Lessons 2 & 11 for Principal Parts of Verbs)

2. Lesson 10 Vocabulary

3. ambulō, ambulāre, ambulāvī, ambulātus
to walk

4. clāmō, clāmāre, clāmāvī, clāmātus
to shout

5. cōnfirmō, cōnfirmāre, cōnfirmāvī, cōnfirmātus
to strengthen; encourage; declare

6. dēmōnstrō, dēmōnstrāre, dēmōnstrāvī, dēmōnstrātus
to show, point out

7. līberō, līberāre, līberāvī, līberātus
to free, set free

8. oppugnō, oppugnāre, oppugnāvī, oppugnātus
to attack

9. servō, servāre, servāvī, servātus
to guard, keep; save

10. stō, stāre, stetī, stātus
to stand

11. temptō, temptāre, temptāvī, temptātus
to try, attempt

12. Āfrica, Āfricae, f.
Africa

13. Asia, Asiae, f.
Asia Minor

14. num
interrogative particle used in questions expecting a “no” answer; not translated

15. used in questions expecting a “yes” answer (= nōn + -ne)

16. Interrogative Particles: nōnne & num
Questions in Latin
Interrogative Particles: nōnne & num

17. Interrogative Particles
Review: How does Latin express questions which expect a yes/no answer?
By adding the enclitic –ne to the end of the first word of the sentence
Latin has specific ways to ask questions that expect either a ‘yes’ or a ‘no’ answer

18. Interrogative Particles 1: nōnne
Questions expecting a ‘YES’ answer:
Add nōnne to the beginning of the sentence
nōnne = nōn + ne
E.G.:
Nōnne puella pulchra est?
Isn’t the girl beautful?
The girl is beautiful, isn’t she?
Nōnne Germānōs ferōs gladiīs pugnābātis?
Weren’t y’all fighting the savage Germans with swords?
Y’all were fighting the savage Germans with swords, weren’t you?

19. Interrogative Particles 2: num
Questions expecting a ‘NO’ answer:
Add num to the beginning of the sentence
num technically has no translation; it just indicates that the sentence is expecting a ‘no’ response
E.G.:
Num puella pulchra est?
(Surely) the girl isn’t beautiful, is she?
Num Germānōs ferōs gladiīs pugnābātis?
(Surely) y’all weren’t fighting the savage Germans with swords, were you?

20. Answering Yes/No Questions
Latin has no words for “yes” and “no”
To answer a question in the affirmative (i.e. “yes”), restate the question as a sentence.
Nōnne puella pulchra est?
Puella pulchra est.
To answer a question in the negative (i.e. “no”), restate the question as a sentence and negate the verb with nōn
Num puella pulchra est?
Puella pulchra nōn est.