Latin for Research: Beginner's level intense short course - Schedule Sept 2026

Session 2 (Friday 4th September 2026, 17:00-18:30 UK time)

• First two declensions.
• The paradigm of a verb and how to use it.

• Regular and irregular verbs.

• Present, past and future of the indicative: general features and function.

• Work on short sentences: recognize subject and object; identify the case.

Session 3 (Monday 7th September 2026, 17:00-18:30 UK time)

• Prepositions: how they work, what they express.
• How to express time and space, cause and purpose.
• Prepositions as prefixes in verbs (compound verbs).

• Third declension: general features and how to find the nominative.

• Subjunctive and its function.

• Pronouns.

• Work on short sentences.

Session 4 (Wednesday 9th September 2026, 17:00-18:30 UK time)

• Fourth and fifth declensions.
• Latin apophony: how it helps with compound verbs and third declension.
• Coordinate and subordinate clause; conjunctions.

• Subordinate clauses: how to express time, purpose, cause, result; use ofcum; relatives.

• Work on short texts: how to identify a main, a coordinate and a subordinate clause.

Session 5 (Friday 11th September 2026, 17:00-18:30 UK time)

• Vocative and imperative.

• Direct and indirect questions.

• Verbs: infinitive and participle.

• Infinitive clause and absolute ablative.

• Work on short texts.