All 6 vocabulary words from Lesson 18 of Henle Latin First Year, with English meanings, parts of speech, and forms.
| Latin | English | Part of speech | Form |
|---|---|---|---|
| aut | or | conjunction | — |
| aut ... aut | either ... or | conjunction | — |
| contineō, continēre, continuī, contentus | restrain; hold in | verb | 2nd conjugation |
| neque ... neque | neither ... nor | conjunction | — |
| obtineō, obtinēre, obtinuī, obtentus | hold; occupy | verb | 2nd conjugation |
| posteā | afterwards | adverb | — |
This lesson contains 3 conjunctions, 2 verbs and 1 adverb.
This page combines two holding verbs with words that organise alternatives. Contineō restrains or holds in; obtineō holds or occupies. Their shared second-conjugation pattern helps with forms, but their English meanings still need individual attention. Then read the paired connectors as pairs: aut ... aut sets out alternatives, while neque ... neque excludes both. Mark the two halves lightly in an assigned passage so that the second one cannot vanish in translation. Posteā places an event afterwards and does a different job from either pair. Challenge B reaches these words in week 19 during a wider comparison of passive forms; I includes them in week 7. Before moving on, recover both halves of either ... or and neither ... nor, and name what is held or restrained when explaining the two verbs. This short list rewards careful sentence structure more than speed.
Forms in this lesson: 2nd-conjugation verbs (2).
In the Classical Conversations schedule, this lesson's vocabulary is assigned in Challenge B, week 19 and Challenge I, week 7.
Learn the pair as either ... or. In a passage, find both halves before deciding how the alternatives fit together.
No. Contineō stresses holding in or restraining; obtineō includes holding or occupying. Keep the individual glosses with their principal parts.
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