Bennett's New Latin Grammar


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PART III.



PARTICLES.



139. Particles are the four Parts of Speech that do not admit of inflection; viz. Adverbs, Prepositions, Conjunctions, Interjections.

ADVERBS.

140. Adverbs denote manner, place, time, or degree Most adverbs are in origin case-forms which have become stereotyped by usage. The common adverbial terminations have already been given above (§ 76). The following TABLE OF CORRELATIVES is important: -

RELATIVE AND INTERROGATIVE. DEMONSTRATIVE. INDEFINITE.
ubi, where; where? hīc, here.
ibi, illīc, istīc, there.
alicubī, ūsquam, ūspiam, somewhere.
quō, whither; whither? hūc, hither.
, istūc, illūc, thither.
aliquō, to some place.
unde, whence; whence? hinc, hence.
inde, istinc, illinc, thence.
alicunde, from somewhere.
quā, where; where? hāc, by this way.
, istāc, illāc, by that way.
aliquā, by some way.
cum, when.
quandō, when?
nunc, now.
tum, tunc, then.
aliquandō, umquam, sometime, ever.
quotiēns, as often as; how often? totiēns, so often. aliquotiēns, some number of times.
quam, as much as; how much? tam, so much. aliquantum, somewhat.

PREPOSITIONS.

141. Prepositions show relations of words. The following Prepositions govern the Accusative: -

ad, to.
adversus, against.
adversum, toward, against.
ante, before.
apud, with, near.
circā, around.
circiter, about.
circum, around.
cis, this side of.
citrā, this side of.
contrā, against.
ergā, toward.
extrā, outside.
īnfrā, below.
inter, between.
intrā, within.
jūxtā, near.
ob, on account of.
penes, in the hands of.
per, through.
pōne, behind.
post, after.
praeter, past.
prope, near.
propter, on account of.
secundum, after.
subter, beneath.
super, over.
suprā, above.
trāns, across.
ultrā, beyond.
versus, toward.

1. Ūsque is often prefixed to ad, in the sense of even; as, -

ūsque ad urbem, even to the city.

2. Versus always follows its case; as, -

Rōmam versus, toward Rome.

It may be combined with a preceding Preposition; as, -

ad urbem versus, toward the city.

3. Like prope, the Comparatives propior, propius, and the Superlatives proximus, proximē, sometimes govern the Accusative; as, -

Ubiī proximē Rhēnum incolunt, the Ubii dwell next to the Rhine;

propius castra hostium, nearer the camp of the enemy.

142. The following Prepositions govern the Ablative: -

ā, ab, abs, from, by.
absque, without.
cōram, in the presence of.
cum, with.
, from, concerning.
ē, ex, from out of.
prae, before.
prō, in front of, for.
sine, without.
tenus, up to.

1. Ā, ab, abs. Before vowels or h, ab must be used; before consonants we find sometimes ā, sometimes ab (the latter usually not before the labials b, p, f, v, m; nor before c, g, q, or t); abs occurs only before , and ā is admissible even there.

2. Ē, ex. Before vowels or h, ex must be used; before consonants we find sometimes ē, sometimes ex.

3. Tenus regularly follows its case, as, pectoribus tenus, up to the breast. It sometimes governs the Genitive, as, labrōrum tenus, as far as the lips.

4. Cum is appended to the Pronouns of the First and Second Persons, and to the Reflexive Pronoun; usually also to the Relative and Interrogative. Thus: -

mēcum
tēcum
sēcum
nōbīscum
vōbīscum
quōcum or cum quō
quācum or cum quā
quibuscum or cum quibus
On quīcum, see § 89, Footnote 27.

143. Two Prepositions, in, in, into, and sub, under, govern both the Accusative and the Ablative. With the Accusative they denote motion; with the Ablative, rest; as, -

in urbem, into the city;

in urbe, in the city.

1. Subter and super are also occasionally construed with the Ablative.

144. RELATION OF ADVERBS AND PREPOSITIONS.

1. Prepositions were originally Adverbs, and many of them still retain their adverbial meaning; as, post, afterwards; ante, previously; contrā, on the other hand, etc.

2. Conversely several words, usually adverbs, are occasionally employed as prepositions; as, -

clam, prīdiē, with the Accusative.

procul, simul, palam, with the Ablative.

3. Anástrophe. A Preposition sometimes follows its case. This is called Anástrophe; as, -

eī, quōs inter erat, those among whom he was.

Anastrophe occurs chiefly with dissyllabic prepositions.

CONJUNCTIONS AND INTERJECTIONS.

145. 1. Conjunctions are used to connect ideas. For Coördinate Conjunctions, see §§ 341 ff. Subordinate Conjunctions are treated in connection with Subordinate Clauses.

2. Interjections express emotion. Thus: -

1. Surprise; as, ēn, ecce, ō.

2. Joy; as, , euoe.

3. Sorrow and Pain; as, heu, ēheu, vae, prō.

4. Calling; as, heus, eho.



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