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Key to Exercise 1:

 

1. τοῦ, G sg ἅρμα

2. τὸ, N+Ac sg γένος

3. ὁ, N sg δοῦλος

4. τὰ N+Ac pl δῶρον

5. ἡ, N sg χώρα

6. τὴν, Ac sg ἔρις

 7. ὁ, N sg Ἡρακλῆς

 8. τῆς, G sg θάλαττα

 9. ὁ, N sg πολίτης

10. τὸν, Ac sg Σωκράτης

11. οἱ, N pl βασιλεύς

12. τῷ, D sg Ζεύς

13. τὸν, Ac sg βασιλεύς

14. τοῦ, G sg γένος

15. τοὺς, Ac pl δοῦλος

16. ταῖς, D pl ναῦς

17. τὴν, Ac sg πόλις

18. αἱ/τὰς N+Ac pl  πόλις

19. τοῖς, D pl δῶρον

20. τῷ, D sg δοῦλος

21. τῇ, D sg ναῦς

22. τὰς, Ac pl θυγάτηρ

23. τῆς/τὰς G sg+Ac pl χώρα

24. ὁ/τοὺς N sg+Ac pl νεανίας

 

Keys to exercise 2.

 

1. > M+F sg Ac & Ne sg N+Ac

2. > M+F sg N

3. > Ne pl N+Ac

4. > F sg N & Ne pl N+Ac

5. >M+F+Ne sg G

6. > M sg N

7. > F pl Ac

 8. > M pl Ac

 9. > M+F sg N

10. > Ne sg N+Ac

11. > F sg G

12. > M+F sg N

13. > M+F+Ne sg G

14. > M sg N

15. > M+F pl N

16. > Ne sg N+Ac

17. > F pl N

18. > Ne pl N+Ac

19. > F sg N

20. > F sg D

21. > F sg D

22. > M+F sg Ac & Ne pl N+Ac

23. > F sg N

24. > F sg Ac

25. > Ne sg N+Ac

26. > M+F+Ne pl G

27. > M sg N

28. > M+F+Ne pl D

 

Extra a) (it is for your own choice to leave out the meaningless combinations, such as “clear ships”; I have included them.)

1. ― 5.

2. ― 1. 10. 16. 25.

3. ― 2. 6. 9. 12. 14. 27.

4. ― 3. 4. 18. 22.

5. ― 2. 4. 9. 12. 19. 23.

6. ― 1. 22. 24.

7. ― 2. 6. 9. 12. 14. 27.

8. ― 5. 11.13.

9. ― 2. 6. 9. 12. 14. 27.

10. ― 1. 22.

11. ― 15.

12. ― -

13. ― 1. 22.

14. ― 5. 13.

15. ― 8.

16. ― 28.

17. ― 1. 22. 24.

18. ― 15. 17. /7.

19. ― 28.

20. ― -

21. ― 20. 21.

22. ― 7.

23. ― 5. 11. 13./7. 22. 

24. ― 2. 6.  9. 12. 14.    27./8.

 

Extra b)

1. >M+Ne   

πολυτροπώτερον/

     πολυτροπώτατον

    >F  -τέρα/-τάτη

2. >M+Ne εὐδαιμονέστερος/ εὐδαιμονέστατος

     >F -τέρα/ -τάτη

3. ἀμείνονα,

     ἀμείνω/

     ἄριστα

4. ἰσχυροτέρα/

     ἰσχυροτάτη

     ἰσχυρότερα/

     ἰσχυρότατα

5. ἀληθεστέρου, -ας/

     ἀληέστάτου, -ης

6. μείζων/

    μέγιστος

7. δεινοτέρας

8. μείζονας,

    μείζους/

     μεγίστους

9. ἁπλούστερος,

     -τέρα

     ἁπλουστέρους,

      -τέρας/

      ἁπλούστατος,

      -τάτη

       ἁπλουστάτους,

      -τάτας

10. πλέον/

       πλείστον

11. μείζονος/             μεγίστης

12. >Μ σαφέστερος,    σαφέστατος

       >F -τέρα/-τάτη

13. >M+Ne ἀφρονεστέρου/ ἀφρονεστάτου

    >F -τέρας/-τάτης

14. ἀμείνων/

       ἄριστος

15. >M ἀφρονέστεροι/ ἀφρονέστατοι

       >F –τεραι/-ταται

16. ἀληθέστερον/ ἀληθέστατον

17. νεώτεραι/ νεώταται

18. θάσσονα/θάσσω

τάχιστα

19. θᾶσσων/ταχίστη

20. –

21. ἰσχυροτέρᾳ/ ἰσχυροτάτῃ

 

22. >Μ σαφέστερον/

      σαφέστατον

       >F –τέραν/

             -τάτην

       >Ne –τερα/

               -τατα

23. δεινοτέρα/    δεινοτάτη

24. χαριεστέραν/

       χαριεστάτην

25. –

26. >M+Ne  εὐδαιμονέστερων/

εὐδαιμονέστατων

     >F  -τερῶν/

           -τατῶν

27. –

28. >M+Ne

     σαφεστέροις/

      σαφεστάτοις

      >F  σαφεστέραις/

             σαφεστάταις

 

 

Key to exercise 3.

1) A dur pr-ind 1st  pl: we are educating, we educate

2) A dur pa-ind 1st  sg/3rd  pl: I was banishing, I banished/they were b. they banished

3) A aor pa-ind 3rd  pl: they allowed

4) A fu ind 2nd pl: you will hunt

5) A pf inf: to have injured

6) A pf pa-ind 3rd pl: they had honoured

7) MdP dur pr-ind 3rd pl: they are loosening themselves, they are loosening for themselves (e.g. their shoes); they         are being loosened

8) MdP dur pa-ind 2nd pl: you were teaching yourselves, taught yourselves; you were (being) taught

9) P aor opt 3rd pl: may they be banished

10) P fu ind 2nd sg: you will be hunted

11) MdP pf ind(/imp) 2nd pl: you have injured yourselves; you have been injured, you are injured

12) MdP pf pa-ind 1st pl: we had honoured ourselves; we had been honoured, we were honoured

13) A dur opt 2nd sg: may you educate

14) A dur inf: to banish

15) A aor ptc >M pl N: having allowed

16) A fu ptc >M sg N: going to hunt

17) MdP pf pr-ind 3rd pl: they have loosened (for) themselves; they have been loosened, they are loose

18) MdP pf pa-ind 2nd sg: you had injured yourself; you had been injured, you were injured

19) MdP dur ind/imp 2nd pl: you honour yourselves/honour yourselves; you are (being) honoured/be honoured

20) A fu ptc > Ne sg N+Ac: going to banish. A aor imp 2nd sg: banish

21) A fu ptc >M+Ne sg D: going to allow

22) A pf pr-ind 1st sg: I have hunted

23) A dur pa-ind 3rd sg: he was educating, he educated

24) MdP pf pa-ind 1st sg: I had freed (for) myself; I had been freed, I was free

25) A dur pr-ind 3rd pl+ A dur ptc >M+Ne pl D: they are wounding, they wound; wounding

26) A dur pa-ind 1st sg/3rd pl: I/they honoured

27) A aor opt 3rd pl: may they educate

28) MdP pf pr-ind 3rd sg: he(she) has saught for him(her)self; he(she) has been hunted

29) A pf pa-ind 3rd pl: they had loosened

30) P aor imp 3rd pl/P aor ptc >M+Ne pl G: they must be banished/having been banished

31) P fu pr-ind 1st sg: I shall be allowed

32) MdP dur ind 3rd pl: they are injuring themselves, injure themselves; they are being injured, get injured

33) MdP dur pa-ind 3rd pl: they honoured themselves; they were (being) honoured

34) Md aor pa-ind 2nd sg: you taught yourself

35) Md fu ptc >M sg N: going to allow oneself

36) A pf pr-ind 1st pl: we have saught after

37) MdP pf pa-ind 2nd sg: you had freed yourself; you had been freed, you were free

38) MdP dur pr-ind 1st pl: we are injuring ourselves; we are being injured

39) MdP dur pa-ind 2nd sg: you honoured yourself; you were (being) honoured

40) A aor ptc >M+Ne pl D: having educated

41) P aor subj 2nd sg: (that) you be banished

42) MdP pf pr/pa-ind 1st sg: I have/had allowed myself; I have/had been allowed

43) MdP pf pa-ind 3rd sg: he(she) had saught for him(her)self; he(she/it) had been saught after

44) A dur pr-ind 3rd sg/MdP dur pr-ind 2nd sg: he loosens, he is loosening/you are loosening yourself; you are being loosened

45) MdP dur pa-ind 3rd sg: he was wounding himself, wounded himself; he was being wounded, he got wounded

46) A aor subj 1st pl: let us honour

47) MdP dur ptc  >M pl N: educating them(our/your)selves; being educated

48) MdP dur pa-ind 1st pl: we banished ourselves; we were (being) banished

49) P aor pa-ind 1st sg: I was allowed

50) P fu inf: to be going to be hunted

51) A pf pr-ind 3rd sg: he has loosened

52) MdP pf pa-ind 3rd pl: they had wounded themselves; they had been wounded,

            they were wounded

53) MdP dur imp 3rd sg: he must honour himself; he must be honoured

54) A dur pr-ind/imp 2nd pl: you are educating, you educate; you must educate

55) P aor pa-ind 2nd sg: you were banished

56) A fu pr-ind 1st sg/A aor subj 1st sg: I shall allow/let me allow

57) MdP pf ptc >M sg N: having saught after for one(my/your)self; having been saught after/hunted

58) MdP pf inf: to have loosened oneself; to have been loosened, to be loose

59) MdP pf ptc >F pl Ac: having wounded one(our/your)selves; having been wounded, wounded

60) MdP dur imp 2nd sg: loosen yourself; get loosened.

 

Key to Exercise 4.

1. We educate/are educating the simple boys.

2. Let us honour the king of the great country.

3. He (she) was training/trained the slaves.

4. May the foolish kings be banished, having allowed quarrelling on the ships.

5. The great Herakles rids the city of the foolish kin/clan/race.

6. May young/new cities not educate their daughters to quarrel(ing).

7. Banish the whole kin/race/clan from the land.