All 4 vocabulary words from Lesson 29 of Henle Latin Second Year, with English meanings, parts of speech, and forms.
| Latin | English | Part of speech | Form |
|---|---|---|---|
| avē, interjection | hail! | interjection | — |
| miserēre; w. dat. or gen. | have mercy (on) | verb | imperative singular; with dative or genitive |
| nōlī; w. pres. infin. | be unwilling | verb | imperative singular; with present infinitive |
| nōlīte; w. pres. infin. | be unwilling | verb | imperative plural; with present infinitive |
This lesson contains 3 verbs and 1 interjection.
This page is about addressing someone directly. Avē offers a greeting, miserēre makes an appeal, and nōlī or nōlīte with a present infinitive supplies a negative command. The difference between the latter two is the audience: one person or several. It is worth saying the English with that distinction made explicit, since do not sounds the same either way. Miserēre also carries a case note for the person receiving mercy. The reference Challenge II schedule assigns no week to this lesson, so this page cannot establish when it belongs in seminar; follow the reading your director has assigned. These forms can still be useful when speech or an appeal appears in that reading. Before moving to the final listed material, recognise a direct address, distinguish singular and plural commands, and keep the infinitive attached to the prohibition.
Nōlī addresses one person; nōlīte addresses several. With a present infinitive they are used for a negative command.
No week is mapped to Lesson 29 in the reference vocabulary schedule. Use your current guide and director's reading assignment for its timing.
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