How to Say "Love" As an Ancient Roman

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Decide if you want a noun or a verb.

   This is very important and it has to be in agreement with an associated verb. , Gender in Latin is very important for context.
   
   For example, "Amor" is the ancient Roman "god of love". "Venus" is the feminine counterpart. ,,, They are: present, imperfect, future, perfect, pluperfect and future perfect tense. ,, This is conditional that knowing the declension of your noun as subject must be in agreement with the verb. , , First person singular, second person singular, etc.
   
   ERGO ,,,,, Start with the works of Caesar.
   
   Even the scientific works of Sir Isaac Newton were written in Latin.
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   Step 2: If the choice is a noun

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   Step 3: then you will need to determine the gender that you need.

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   Step 4: The noun forms for "love" are: amor

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   Step 5: caritas

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   Step 6: pietas.

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   Step 7: As to the verb

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   Step 8: know that it is a first conjugation verb that has both active and passive voice.

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   Step 9: Then decide if you need the indicative mood or the subjunctive or imperative form of the verb.

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    Step 10: Next decide which of the six tenses that you need.

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    Step 11: By memorization of vocabulary

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    Step 12: the student must know the principal parts of a particular verb which are: present indicative; present infinitive; perfect indicative; and perfect passive

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    Step 13: Decide the numerical reference to one person as "I"

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    Step 14: or "you" or "it".

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    Step 15: Know what the present tense is derived from both the present indicative "amo" as well as the Latin Infinitive which is "amare."

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    Step 16: know your conjugations - conjugating a verb means in a sense to conform it to the speaker.

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    Step 17: amo = "I love" amamus = "we love"

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    Step 18: amas = "you love" amátis = "you love" (plural)

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    Step 19: amat = "he loves" amant = "they love"

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    Step 20: Add an accusative subject

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    Step 21: for example: te amo = "I love you" amorem amamus = "We love love"

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    Step 22: By thorough patient study and mastery

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    Step 23: someday you can interpret the wonderful written texts of the ancient Roman Republic or the empire that once ruled the world.

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