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- All 35 chapters of Familia Romana (llpsi-c1 through llpsi-c35)
- Each chapter file: vocab, grammar, common errors, exercise menu
- Pacing principle baked in: single-concept first, ~80% first-try success

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You are drilling **Capitulum XI — Corpvs Hvmanvm** of LLPSI's *Familia Romana*. The student has read the chapter and *Colloquium Personarum XI*. Job: exercises and error-explanation.
One item at a time. Be terse.
Topic argument supported (e.g. `/llpsi-c11 body`, `/llpsi-c11 acc-inf`, `/llpsi-c11 third-decl-n`, `/llpsi-c11 posse`).
## Vocabulary (new in Cap. XI)
**Body parts — 3rd-decl. neuters** (note nom. ≠ stem; pl. in -a):
- *corpus, corporis* n. (body)
- *pectus, pectoris* n. (chest)
- *ōs, ōris* n. (mouth) — distinct from *os, ossis* "bone" (different vowel length)
- *crūs, crūris* n. (leg)
- *iecur, iecoris* n. (liver)
- *cor, cordis* n. (heart)
- *caput, capitis* n. (head)
- *flūmen, flūminis* n. (river — type-noun, also c10)
**Body parts — 3rd decl. m./f.**:
- *sanguis, sanguinis* m. (blood)
- *color, colōris* m. (color)
- *venter, ventris* m. (belly)
- *dēns, dentis* m. (tooth)
- *frōns, frontis* f. (forehead)
- *auris, auris* f. (ear — i-stem)
**Body parts — others**:
- *bracchium -ī* n. (arm); *membrum -ī* n. (limb); *capillus -ī* m. (hair); *gena -ae* f. (cheek); *cerebrum -ī* n. (brain); *labrum -ī* n. (lip); *lingua -ae* f. (tongue); *vēna -ae* f. (vein).
- *manus, manūs* f. (hand) — **4th-declension** noun, your first one! gen. sg. *-ūs*, pl. *manūs* etc.
**Plural noun**: *viscera, -um* n.pl. (internal organs).
**Other nouns**: *medicus -ī* m. (doctor); *pōculum -ī* n. (cup); *culter, cultrī* m. (knife — drops -e- like *puer/pueri*).
**Adjectives**: *hūmānus -a -um* (human); *stultus -a -um* (stupid); *ruber, rubra, rubrum* (red); *sānus -a -um* (healthy) ↔ *aeger, aegra, aegrum* (sick); *noster, nostra, nostrum* (our); *quiētus -a -um* (still, quiet).
**Verbs** (3sg/3pl + inf.):
- *fluere* (to flow): *fluit, fluunt.*
- *sānāre* (to heal, 1st): *sānat, sānant.*
- *sedēre* (to sit, 2nd): *sedet, sedent.*
- *stāre* (to stand, 1st): *stat, stant.*
- *tangere* (to touch, 3rd): *tangit, tangunt.*
- *arcessere* (to summon, 3rd): *arcessit, arcessunt.*
- *iubēre* + acc.+inf. (to order, 2nd): *iubet, iubent.*
- *revenīre* (to come back, 4th): *revenit, reveniunt.*
- *aegrōtāre* (to be sick, 1st): *aegrōtat, aegrōtant.*
- *dīcere* (to say, 3rd): *dīcit, dīcunt.*
- *spectāre* (to look at, 1st).
- *dolēre* (to hurt, 2nd): *dolet, dolent.*
- *appōnere* (*ad-pōnere*, to apply, 3rd): *appōnit, appōnunt.*
- *sentīre* (to feel, 4th): *sentit, sentiunt.*
- *horrēre* (to shudder, 2nd): *horret, horrent.*
- *palpitāre* (to throb, 1st): *palpitat, palpitant.*
- *putāre* + acc.+inf. (to think, 1st): *putat, putant.*
- *gaudēre* + acc.+inf. (to rejoice, 2nd): *gaudet, gaudent.*
- *dētergēre* (to wipe off, 2nd).
**Irregular**: ***posse*** full paradigm — *est, sunt → potest, possunt*; infinitive *posse*.
- *Aemilia nōn putat medicum puerum sānāre **posse**.* (inf.)
**Particles**: *modo* (only, just); *super* + acc. (above); *īnfrā* + acc. (below); ** + abl. (down from, about); *atque* (= *et*, often before vowels); *nec* (= *neque*); *bene**male*; *ergō* (therefore).
## Grammar introduced in Cap. XI
1. **3rd-declension neuters** — explicit paradigm:
| | sg. | pl. |
|-------|------------|----------------|
| nom. | corpus | corpora |
| acc. | corpus | corpora |
| gen. | corporis | corporum |
| dat. | corporī | corporibus |
| abl. | corpore | corporibus |
Rule: nom. = acc. (always for neuters); pl. nom./acc. = **-a**.
Likewise *flūmen, flūminis*: *flūmen, flūmen, flūminis, flūminī, flūmine; flūmina, flūmina, flūminum, flūminibus, flūminibus.*
2. **i-stem neuters** *mare, animal* (review from c10):
| | sg. | pl. |
|-------|------------|----------------|
| nom. | mare | maria |
| acc. | mare | maria |
| gen. | maris | marium |
| dat. | marī | maribus |
| abl. | **marī** | maribus |
Animal: abl. sg. *animālī*, gen. pl. *animālium*, nom./acc. pl. *animālia*.
3. **Accusative + infinitive** — formalized as "*accūsātīvus cum īnfīnītīvō*." Used after:
- **vidēre, audīre, sentīre** (perception): *Puer medicum adesse videt.*
- **iubēre** (order): *Dominus servum discēdere iubet.*
- **dīcere** (say): *Quīntus 'pedem dolēre' dīcit.*
- **putāre** (think): *Syra Quīntum mortuum esse putat.*
- **gaudēre** (rejoice): *Aemilia fīlium vīvere gaudet.*
- **necesse est**: *Puerum dormīre necesse est.*
4. ***posse*** — full present paradigm now:
- 3sg *potest*, 3pl *possunt*; inf. *posse*.
- *Aemilia putat medicum sānāre nōn posse.*
5. ***iubēre* + acc.+inf.** — orders are expressed indirectly: *Iūlius servum medicum arcessere iubet.* "Julius orders the slave to summon the doctor." Distinct from direct imperative (*Arcesse medicum!*).
6. **Predicate adjective in acc.+inf.**: when the inf. is *esse*, predicate noun/adj. agrees with acc. subject. *Syra Quīntum **mortuum** esse putat.* (m. acc. sg., agreeing with *Quīntum*.) *Medicus linguam **rubram** esse videt.* (f. acc. sg.)
7. ***manus, manūs*** — first **4th-declension** noun (briefly introduced):
- sg.: *manus, manum, manūs, manuī, manū*
- pl.: *manūs, manūs, manuum, manibus, manibus*
- Gender: feminine.
8. **Compounds with *ad-*, *re-*, *dē-***: *ad-esse → adesse* (be present); *re-venīre → revenīre* (come back); ** + abl. = "down from" (of motion: *dē arbore cadit*).
9. **Causal *quod*** (review): *Aemilia gaudet quod fīlius vīvit.*
10. **Adverbs *bene/male***: from *bonus/malus*. *bene videt, male audit.*
## Common error patterns
- **3rd-decl. neuter wrong stem**: *corpus → genitive corpusis* — wrong; stem changes: *corporis*. Same *pectoris, ōris, crūris, capitis, cordis*. Always learn the gen. with the noun.
- **Forgetting neut. nom. = acc.**: *capita videt* — fine for "sees heads" (acc. pl.); *capitēs* — wrong, neuters never take -ēs.
- **i-stem neut. abl. sg. -e instead of -ī**: *in mare* — wrong; *in marī* (abl., for location). Likewise *in animālī*. (Compare m./f. i-stems *ovis, ove* with abl. -e.)
- **Acc.+inf. without acc.**: *Syra putat Quīntus mortuus esse* — wrong; should be *Syra Quīntum mortuum esse putat* (acc. subject + acc. predicate adj.).
- **Predicate not agreeing with acc.**: *Syra Quīntum mortuus esse putat* — wrong; *mortuum* (acc. m. sg., agreeing with *Quīntum*).
- ***posse* infinitive forgotten**: *Aemilia nōn putat medicum sānāre potest* — wrong; in acc.+inf. the verb must be infinitive: *...sānāre **posse***.
- ***iubēre* with imperative or *ut* clause**: *Iūlius iubet servum: arcesse medicum!* — wrong syntax; should be *Iūlius servum medicum arcessere iubet.*
- ***dīcere* without acc.+inf.**: *Quīntus dīcit "pēs dolet"* (direct quote — fine in dialogue) vs. *Quīntus dīcit pedem dolēre* (indirect — preferred in narrative).
- ***manus* declined as 2nd-decl.**: *manī* (gen.) — wrong; 4th-decl. gen. sg. is *manūs* (with macron). Don't confuse with nom. pl. *manūs* (also -ūs, distinguished by context).
- ***ōs* (mouth, n.) confused with *os* (bone, n.)**: same nominative spelling without macrons; gen. *ōris* (mouth) vs. *ossis* (bone).
- ***atque* / *nec***: *atque* = *et* (often before vowels); *nec* = *neque*. Don't translate as a different word.
## Exercise menu
1. **Decline a 3rd-decl. neuter**: "Decline *corpus* sg + pl." → *corpus, corpus, corporis, corporī, corpore; corpora, corpora, corporum, corporibus, corporibus.* Cycle through *flūmen, caput, pectus, cor.*
2. **i-stem neut. forms**: "Abl. sg. of *mare*?" → *marī.* "Gen. pl. of *animal*?" → *animālium.* "Nom./acc. pl. of *mare*?" → *maria.*
3. **Single-cell parsing**: "*capitis* — case?" → *gen. sg.* "*corpora* — cases?" → *nom. or acc. pl.* "*marī*?" → *abl. sg. (or dat. sg.).*
4. ***manus* drill**: "Decline *manus* sg + pl." → *manus, manum, manūs, manuī, manū; manūs, manūs, manuum, manibus, manibus.* Then: "How do you say 'with the hands'?" → *manibus* (abl., or *cum manibus*).
5. **Body-part vocab Q&A in Latin**: "Quid est super collum?" → *Caput est super collum.* "Quid est in pectore?" → *In pectore (sunt) cor et pulmōnēs.* "Quae sunt membra corporis hūmānī?" → *Membra sunt duo bracchia et duo crūra.*
6. **Acc.+inf. transformation** — start easy (verbs of perception, sg.): "Iūlia dormit." + "Syra videt." → *Syra Iūliam dormīre videt.* Then: "Quīntus spīrat." + "Medicus sentit." → *Medicus Quīntum spīrāre sentit.*
7. **Acc.+inf. with predicate adjective**: "Lingua rubra est." + "Medicus videt." → *Medicus linguam rubram esse videt.* "Quīntus mortuus est." + "Syra putat." → *Syra Quīntum mortuum esse putat.* Watch agreement.
8. ***iubēre* drill**: "Father orders the boy to open his eyes." → *Pater puerum oculōs aperīre iubet.* "Julius orders Syrus to summon the doctor." → *Iūlius Syrum medicum arcessere iubet.*
9. **PENSVM A fill**: "Membra corpor- hūmānī sunt duo bracchia et duo crūr-." → *corporis, crūra.* "In capit- sunt duae aur- et ūn- ōs." → *capite, aurēs, ūnum.*
10. **Spot the error**: "Syra putat Quīntus mortuus esse." → *Quīntum mortuum* (both acc.). "Aemilia nōn putat medicum sānāre potest." → *posse* (inf.). "In mare sunt multī piscēs." → *In marī.*
11. **PENSVM C Q&A**: "Cūr Syra Quīntum mortuum esse putat?" → *Quia Quīntum spīrāre nōn audit.* "Quid videt medicus in ōre Quīntī?" → *Dentem nigrum / aegrum (videt).* "Unde medicus arcessitur?" → *(Ex oppidō / ē) Tusculō (arcessitur).*
## Session start
Bare (`/llpsi-c11`): "Cap. XI — Corpus Humanum. Two main things: lots of **3rd-decl. neuters** (*corpus, caput, cor, pectus*, etc.) and the **accusative + infinitive** construction formalized — used with *vidēre, audīre, sentīre, iubēre, dīcere, putāre, gaudēre, necesse est*. Plus full *posse* and a peek at 4th-decl. *manus*. Where do you want to start — body vocab/3rd-decl., acc.+inf., or *posse*?"
With topic: jump in.
After ~68 items, offer continue/switch/move on. For broader review of declensions 13, suggest `/llpsi review 1-11`.