An Introduction to the Latin Infinitive

[@TheScepticalChymist]

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[@danieloleary3448]

In the videos of yours I've watched, I've found exactly what I was looking for. In this video, I discovered the Complementary, Subjective, and Objective infinitives. Thanks for your help!!!

[@saxophonexsb1407]

One of the best things of your videos is that you go back to the principles to explain the why of the formula. For example, I'm glad you talked again about the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4rth conjugations. Thank you man!

[@latintutorial]

Hey, thanks to you too!

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Great tutorial. I think you should put a little zest behind your voice to engage the audience more. Thanks for the lesson!

[@AdaBraxtan]

My only question is what about 3rdi conjugation? You brought up 3rd but conjugation needs to have the first principal part of the word too, specifically the 3rd conjugation, because if the endings are -io, -ere, instead of -o, -ere then the conjugation is slightly different in 1st person singular and 3rd person plural

[@johnshumate8112]

Are you given the infinitive? Do you need to memorize every verbs infinitive? Can you find the infinitive by modifying a word with a pattern like how verbs are conjugated?

[@Croopskate]

So well explained, thank you!

[@umbrelladilemma4556]

Can you tell if it is either "are" "ire" "ere" from just the present 1st person form

[@benedektoth2646]

ō -> āre eō -> ēre iō -> īre or ere

[@sot11cat]

Nice video, like any other of yours! "Thumbs up", as far as I am concerned! But, if I may, I 'd like to put one single objection: in "iubeo te docere", docere isn't a d i r e c t object, it's an i n d i r e c t object. The direct object here is the pronoun in accusative "te", and the sentence at hand if passivized goes like "iuberis (a me) docere", the direct object having been transformed into subject. You should probably stay at a bivalent (: monotransitive) verb in order to demonstrate your point, like the verbs 'constituere, velle, concipere, coepisse, conari'. Here the structure of the sentence would have been simpler: Volo docere "I want to teach"; coepi docere "I've started to teach" etc. Another proper choice would be a trivalent (bitransitive) verb like 'imperare' which is constructed with dative and incinitive, where the infinitive stands as an accusative of the direct object, and, if passivized, it goes impersonally with a subjective infinitive: "Impero tibi docere" "Imperatur (a me) tibi docere". I'd really appreciate your perspective on that... Keep on! Great jod, and I really enjoy (all) your videos! PS. "iubere" could be a monotransitive (: bivalent) verb constructed with an object infinitive plus an accusative subject, but I think that in this case it would be better to translate it in English: I order that you should teach. Am I wrong? I'm neither a native English speaker, nor experienced in Latin> English translaton (and vice versa)... PS 2. I saw later in the video that you make a dinstinction between "objective" and "supplementary" infinitive (which Woodcock names "prolative", if I can recall correctly).This distinction clarifies in part the difference, but, still, we need to ascribe a syntactic role to the accusative "te" in such an inviroment.

[@RebelSoul95]

Hi! I was wondering if you could help me out... If I want to say Embrace the Chaos should I say Amplecti Pandemonium? Cheers :)

[@latintutorial]

You'll want to use the imperative for amplector: Amplectere Pandemonium.

[@jacobday8081]

So when is the infinitive used?

[@emli3970]

Great video! will you teach more about AcI and NcI?

[@paxvobiscum883]

Are you ever going to go more in depth with other infinitives (not present active) and their uses? Or did you and I just missed it?

[@ReadySetGoPictures]

Thanks for this!

[@richardlafleur8202]

OptimE, Magister!! :)

[@teena6051]

Dear Sir, Shouldn't " to teach " in I want to teach" be an objective infinitive since want is a transitive verb?

[@latintutorial]

It's an objective infinitive only in a phrase with another accusative, like volō tē docēre, "I want you to teach".

[@HLWizard_GirlWizard]

So there are 4 endings in Latin, am I correct?

[@larswillems9886]

Yes, except that the third one has a slightly different conjugation if it starts with an i. So there are 5.

[@Edlifed]

How do you say, “to be present”? Praesum or praesens? I’ve been watching your vids to find out but can’t figure it out.

[@johnliu9466]

esse and then whatever present means in latin

[@madisonj7207]

gratias tibi!!

[@saladinelbahy1620]

is the classical latin the same as the medieval / ecclestial latin?

[@oliverrodriguez7470]

If you know your classical Latin, you should be able to read ecclesiastical Latin. The pronunciations are what's different, however.

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Gratias ago! Multo disco cum te magister.

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Thanks

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random question; how would one say thanks in latin?

[@franzmaycha7188]

gratias (tibi ago)

[@oreo1864]

help my teacher keeps saying optime