Latin for Beginners · Lesson LII · Part 10: Pronouns
52. Indefinite pronouns: someone, anyone, each
Goal: Your child recognizes and uses the common indefinite pronouns aliquis, quīdam, quisquam and quisque.
You'll need
- The book: the lesson pages, plus the special vocabulary at the back of the book
- A notebook and pencil
- Index cards for new words
What's in the book
What indefinite pronouns are (§ 296), a table of them with notes a to f (§ 297), eleven Latin and seven English sentences (§ 298), and the end of How Horatius held the Bridge (§ 299). Vocabulary on page 295. The Sixth Review (§§ 521 to 523, at the back) covers Lessons XLV to LII.
The lesson, step by step
Warm up
Your child declines quis and quī, the question words. The book says to review them first (§§ 221, 227); most indefinites are built on them.
The new idea
Indefinite pronouns point to someone or something without naming it:
aliquis, aliquid: someone, something
quīdam, quaedam, quiddam: a certain one (you could name him, but don't)
quisquam, quicquam: anyone at all (used mostly in negative sentences)
quisque, quidque: each one
After sī, nisi, nē and num, plain quis means 'anyone'.
Say the forms aloud
Read the table in § 297 together, row by row. Then go through notes a to f one at a time.
Vocabulary
Page 295. Some of the words:
nisi, conj., unless, if … not
paene, adv., almost (pen-insula)
satis, adv., enough, sufficiently (satisfaction)
tantus, -a, -um, so great
Also nē … quidem, not even: the emphatic word goes in between.
Latin to English
Translate the eleven sentences. Two of them:
Quisque illī fortī mīlitī aliquid dare dēbet.
Sī quem meae domī vidēs, iubē eum discēdere.
English to Latin
Write the seven sentences. The book warns: quīdam (a certain) and quidem (indeed) are different words.
Read the end of Horatius
Read § 299: the bridge falls, and Horatius swims in armor to the other bank and is honored by the Roman people.
Wrap-up
Your child gives the meaning of aliquis, quīdam, quisquam and quisque. Memorize the table and the new words.
Afterwards
The book's teacher notes allow about three class periods for this lesson. Then spend a day on the Sixth Review at the back of the book.
Tip
Make one card per pronoun, with a short English example sentence on the back.
Answers to the book's problems
Only the sentences we could check fully are given. 1. Someone fell down from the bridge into the river but was saved without any danger. 4. If you see anyone at my house, order him to leave. 8. Each one ought to give something to that brave soldier. 11. Everyone loves liberty, and to some indeed the name of king is hateful.
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