Passive Voice Conjugations in Latin
The third page introduces the formation of passive voice in Latin, focusing on the present and imperfect tenses. This is crucial for understanding how verbi latini passivi function.
The passive voice in Latin is formed by adding specific endings to the verb stem. These endings are:
-r, -ris, -tur singular
-mur, -mini, -ntur plural
Definition: Passive voice - A grammatical construction where the subject of the sentence receives the action of the verb.
The page provides examples of passive conjugations for the verb "lego" toread in the present and imperfect tenses.
Present passive: legor, legeris, legitur, legimur, legimini, leguntur
Imperfect passive: legebar, legebaris, legebatur, legebamur, legebamini, legebantur
Highlight: Understanding these desinenze verbi passivi latino is essential for forming and recognizing passive constructions in Latin texts.
This information is crucial for students learning about verbi passivi latino and practicing coniugazione passiva latino. It forms the foundation for more complex passive constructions, including the piuccheperfetto latino passivo.