Latin & Greek: Listen and Learn

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3rd Conjugation (-SCO)

nosco, noscere, novi, notus

Note that the PRESENT ends in -SCO, which will often express either the beginning of an action or the action in progress. This is why novisse means “to know,” whereas noscere means “to become acquainted with” or “to learn,” the process that precedes knowledge.

Sat 29 Mar ∞ Permalink

Nihil tam absurde dici potest quod non dicatur ab aliquo philosophorum.

—Cicero, De Divinatione 2.119

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3rd Conjugation (-I Stems)

capio, capere, cepi, captus

Note that the PRESENT stem ends in -I due to anaptyxis.

Thu 20 Mar ∞ Permalink

Bacchus and Ariadne

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3rd Conjugation (-U Stems)

induo, induere, indui, indutus

Note that the PRESENT stem ends in -U.

Sat 15 Mar ∞ Permalink

… Sed mulier cupido quod dicit amanti, in vento et rapida scribere oportet aqua.

—Catullus, Carmen 70

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3rd Conjugation (-VI)

sino, sinere, sivi, situs

Note that the PERFECT ends in -VI and that the exception, pono, ponere, posui, positus, is actually derived from po+sino.

Tue 11 Mar ∞ Permalink

Homo sum; humani nil a me alienum puto.

—Terence, The Self-Tormentor 77

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3rd Conjugation (-UI)

colo, colere, colui, cultus

Note that the PERFECT ends in -UI.

Sat 08 Mar ∞ Permalink

Venus and Adonis

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3rd Conjugation (-IT,-IT)

pando, pandere, pandi, passus

Note that the PRESENT & PERFECT look identical in the 3rd person singular (pandit/pandit), except for the two compound verbs (-sidit/-sedit), which show lengthening of the stem’s vowel.

Thu 28 Feb ∞ Permalink

Omnia vincit amor: et nos cedamus amori.

—Virgil, Eclogues 10.69

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3rd Conjugation (-I & Lengthened Stem Vowel)

lego, legere, legi, lectus

Note that the PERFECT ends in -I and that the stem’s vowel has been lengthened.

Wed 20 Feb ∞ Permalink

Fere libenter homines id quod volunt credunt.

—Caesar, Gallic Wars 3.18.2

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3rd Conjugation (-I & Reduplication)

pello, pellere, pepuli, pulsus

Note that the PERFECT ends in -I and its root has been reduplicated. Note also that the last four verbs of this audio have all lost their reduplication.