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Indirect Discourse: Verbs of Perception and Expression in Latin

Learn how to translate Accusative/Infinitive in Indirect Discourse using verbs of perception and feeling in Latin. Discover the different forms of infinitives and participles and their relative time expressions.

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Indirect Discourse: Verbs of Perception and Expression in Latin

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  1. Infinitive Formation

  2. Infinitive Forms of Amo, amare, amavi, amatum

  3. Infinitive Forms of duco, ducere, duxi, ductum

  4. Indirect Statement The speaker/writer reports to the reader or listener what he, she, or a character heard someone say, what they saw, thought, felt, believed, knew, hoped, promised, or otherwise perceived. The speaker / author puts these perceptions into their own words instead of quoting what they heard directly.

  5. Verbs of Perception or feeling • audio • sentio • video • nosco • cognosco • dico • scio • puto 11. nuntio 12. spero 13. nego 14. minor 13. polliceor 14. existimo 15. arbitror etc.

  6. How to translate the Accusative/Infinitive in Indirect Discourse • Trojanos pervenire audivit. S/he heard thatthe Trojans were arriving. ‘Trojanos’ is the Accusative SUBJECT of an indirect statement. You should almost always try to get a ‘THAT’ into your translation of an indirect statement.

  7. Infinitives Express Relative Time Perfect Infinitives happened before the main verb. Present Infinitives happen at the same time as the main verb. Future Infinitives happen subsequent the main verb.

  8. Participles Express Relative Time Perfect Participles happened before the main verb. Present Participles happen at the same time as the main verb. Future Participles happen subsequent the main verb.

  9. Types of Participles

  10. Translations of Participles

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