Please explain to me in two paragraphs or less the difference between conjugations and declensions in Latin. Please only reply if you know Latin well. All help is greatly appreciated!
2007-10-26 20:57:14 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
Hi in Latin as many other languages conjugations and declination have clearly different functions.
Conjugation: You only conjugate verbs. The objective is to find the correct form that indicates who is doing or receiving the action and when. So when you conjugate you are trying to find the correct: a) Person doing or receiving the action: 1st, 2nd., 3rd of singular and plural. b) Active or Passive depending on doing active or receiving passive (basically) c) Is the action present, past or future and if so, what kind of way is the sentence enunciated, Indicative, Subjunctive Imperative, Potential etc.
Declination: Basically you only decline nouns, pronouns and adjectives. The objective is to clarify the relation between the different nouns, adjectives doing or receiving the action. It is used instead of prepositions, depending how you decline it will mean e.g. to Jupiter, from Jupiter, of Jupiter, for Jupiter, in Jupiter, with Jupiter, before Jupiter, between Jupiter, above, below, infront, behind etc. etc. Usually the nouns and adjectives in same sentence must concord or agree, use the same declination, but there are exceptions depending on the rules of the language you use.
Hope it helps
Santiago
2007-10-26 21:45:45 · answer #1 · answered by San2 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Conjugations set out the different inflections verbs have. For example the 1st conjugation contains verbs like amo. (Their stem ends in a.) The conjugation of the present tense is amo I love; amas you love (singular). amat he she or it loves. amamus we love; amatis you love (plural); amant they love.
Declensions set out the inflections different types of noun have. The second declension contains nouns where the stem is o (though it is often changed into something else). The singular when used a the subject of a sentence is servus a slave. serve oh slave! servum slave used as the object of a sentence. servi of a slave. servo to a slave or by with or from a slave. These different forms of the noun are called cases.
Someone said in their answer that Latin has no prepositions etc. This is not so. One says sine servo for example for without a slave. One has to know what case the preposition goes with.
2007-10-27 01:39:13 · answer #2 · answered by David J 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Declination Grammar
2016-12-10 10:52:16 · answer #3 · answered by kostenbauber 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Paragraph 1: Verbs are conjugated.
Paragraph 2: Nouns, pronouns and adjectives are declined.
2007-10-26 21:43:20 · answer #4 · answered by JJ 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Verbs are conjugated. Nouns and pronouns are declined. Those are the basics.
2007-10-26 21:00:42 · answer #5 · answered by Richard B 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Verbs are conjugated such as:
I love (first person)
You love (second person)
He. she, or it loves (third person)
Then the plural
There are no prepositions, conjunctions, or articles in Latin, they are contained in the ending of the word. Therefore nouns are in male, female, or neuter Declensions . For example:
Female Declension
MENSA - table (used as subject)
MENSAE - of the table
MENSAE - to or for the table
MENSAM - table (used as direct object)
MENSA - by or from the table
MENSA - Oh table! exclamation
Then the plural.
I hope this helps.
2007-10-26 21:35:50 · answer #6 · answered by Kenneth L 5 · 1⤊ 3⤋
Conjugations are for verbs.
Declensions are for nouns.
2007-10-30 03:18:06 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋