Chapter 15

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21

Verba Sequentur Home

Quiz Instructions

Log Out

Concept Review:

Chapter Fifteen introduces Cardinal and Ordinal numbers. Remember cardinal numbers are the numbers in counting i.e. one, two, three, four etc. Ordinal numbers are the number that indicate the order of occurence i.e. first, second, third, fourth, etc.

Cardinal numbers for the most part are indeclinable adjectives. Indeclinable means there is only for all cases, genders, and numbers. The only exceptations are the numbers one, two, three, and thousand. In addition, the numbers 200 through 900 are declined like plural first and/or second declension adjectives. For further reference of the forms please refer to page 97. And for a reference of the indeclinable numbers please refer to page451.

The Ordinal numbers follow the regular sequence of first and second declension adjectives. For a reference of the ordinal numbers please refer to page 451 in your Wheelock textbook.

Genitive of the whole or Partitive Genitive indicates the whole of something or group. This is used with milia, thousand.

Example: aliquid puerorum -> some of the boys -> boys is the whole and would be in the Genitive case in Latin.

Genitive and Ablative with Cardinal numbers

Ablatives of time when or within which are expressed without a Preposition in Latin. The English equivalent is usually introduced with the prepositions at, on, in, or within. Think of the Ablative of time when or within which as a dot on a timeline.

Example: illo tempore -> at that time.

hoc die -> on this day.

©2004 Bates College