Salvēte, sodālēs.
To make sense of today’s short reading, you will need to have a good understanding of three words; pōnit, venit and probus. This is because the book is going to define three new words - sūmit, discēdit and bonus - in relation to pōnit, venit and probus. I’ll put all three in a few short sentences to jog your memory.
Marcus est puer improbus. Puer improbus puellam pulsat. Quīntus est puer probus. Puer probus cantat et rīdet neque pulsat puellam. Quīntus sacculum Aemiliae habet. Aemilia Quīntum vocat : ‘Quīnte, ubi est meus sacculus?’ Quīntus venit et sacculum Aemiliae in mēnsā pōnit.
Let’s begin with the two antonyms (words that mean the opposite). The double arrows in the margin tell us that sūmit means the opposite of pōnit, and discēdit means the opposite of venit.
from Lingua Latīna Per Sē Illustrāta, page 29.
Now let’s look at the synonym (word that means the same). The equal sign in the margin tells us that bonus means the same as probus. Quīntus est puer bonus. = Quīntus est puer probus.
from Lingua Latīna Per Sē Illustrāta, page 29.
Now READ lines 68-74.
from the Legonium website.
Satis est. I hope to see you again soon.