Tuesday, December 14, 2010

Caesar 1.12

Est- 3rd person plural present active indicative of esse / to be
Influit- 3rd person singular present active indicative of influere / to flow
Possit- 3rd person singular present active indicative of posse / to be able
Traduxisse- perfect active infinitive of traducere / to be carried over to him
Esse- present active infinitive of esse / to be
Transibant- 3rd person plural imperfect active infinitive of transire / to go over
Traduxisse- prefect active infinitive of traducere / to be carried dover to him
Pervenit- 3rd person singular present active indicative of pervenire / to come up
Transierat- 3rd person singular pluperfect active indicative of transire / to go over
Concidit- 3rd person perfect active indicative of concidere / to fall together
Mandarunt- 3rd person plural perfect active indicative of mandare / to put in hand
Abdiderunt- 3rd person plural perfect active indicative of abdere / to put away
Appellebatur- 3rd person singular imperfect passive indicative of appellare / to address
Exisset- 3rd person singular pluperfect active subjunctive of exire / to exit
Interfecerat- 3rd person singular pluperfect active indicative of interficere / to destroy
Miserat- 3rd person singular imperfect active indicative of mittere / to let go
Persolvit- 3rd person singular perfect active indicative of persolvere / to solve
Interfecerant- 3rd person plural pluperfect active indicative of interficere / to destroy

The Arar River, which flows through the Aedui and Sequani territories into the Rhone River, is incredibly sluggish, in such a way it cannot be seen by the eye.  The Helvetti crossed over with rafts and canoes and closed ranks.  When Caesar was told by spies that there were three parts of the Helvetti's forces crossing over, and that the fourth genuine part had not crossed the est side of the Arar River, he set out with three legions from the military encampment and found the fourth part at their camp.  He ensnared and supposed approaching the large part at dawn; 

1 comment:

  1. You are doing a great job with the translation. I want to see your speed increase; I know you can at least double it by committing all of your vocab to memory.

    Grade: A-

    ReplyDelete