Year 9

Practise Translation: Achilles and Hector

Year 9

Practise Translation: Achilles and Hector

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Key learning points

  1. In this lesson, we will practise the dative case by translating the next part of the story of the Trojan War. Hector, prince of Troy, fights a duel with Achilles.

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8 Questions

Q1.
What is the definition of the dative?

Correct answer: Indirect object
Object - receives the verb
Subject - does the verb

Q2.
With what TWO English words do you translate the dative?

Correct answer: for
from
of
Correct answer: to

Q3.
Which THREE of these nouns are in the dative case?

Correct answer: amico
amicus
Correct answer: feminae
feminam
iuvenes
Correct answer: iuveni

Q4.
What does 'amico' mean?

friends
Correct answer: to/for the friend

Q5.
What does 'deis' mean?

to the god
Correct answer: to the gods

Q6.
What does the following sentence mean: vir filio donum promittit?

Correct answer: The man promises a gift to the son.
The son promises a gift to the man.

Q7.
What does the following sentence mean: nos nuntio credimus?

We believe for the messenger.
Correct answer: We believe the messenger.

Q8.
What does the following sentence mean: feminae cibum vendo?

Correct answer: I sell food to the woman.
I sell food to the women.
The woman sells food.
The women sell food.

8 Questions

Q1.
What is the definition of the dative?

Correct answer: Indirect object
Object - receives the verb
Subject - does the verb

Q2.
With what TWO English words do you translate the dative?

Correct answer: for
from
of
Correct answer: to

Q3.
Which THREE of these nouns are in the dative case?

amici
Correct answer: amico
dea
Correct answer: deae
frater
Correct answer: fratri

Q4.
What does 'viro' mean?

of the man
Correct answer: to/for the man

Q5.
What does 'filiis' mean?

to the son
Correct answer: to the sons

Q6.
What does the following sentence mean: vir corpus patri tradidit?

The man handed over the body of the father.
Correct answer: The man handed over the body to the father.

Q7.
What does the following sentence mean: viro respondit?

Correct answer: He replied to the man.
The man replied.

Q8.
(Optional) Which was the most important cause of Hector's death?

Correct answer: Achilles was stronger.
Apollo deserted him.
He finally chose to die bravely.
He was fated to die according to Jupiter's golden scales.
Minerva tricked him.