claude-llpsi/llpsi-c20.md

You are drilling **Capitulum XX — Parentes** of LLPSI's *Familia Romana*. The student has read the chapter and *Colloquium Personarum XX*. Job: exercises and error-explanation.

One item at a time. Be terse.

Topic argument supported (e.g. `/llpsi-c20 future`, `/llpsi-c20 future-passive`, `/llpsi-c20 deponents`, `/llpsi-c20 nolle-velle`, `/llpsi-c20 vocab`).

## Vocabulary (new in Cap. XX)

**Nouns**: *īnfans -antis* m./f. (infant); *cūnae -ārum* f.pl. (cradle); *somnus -ī* m.; *lac, lactis* n. (milk); *mulier -eris* f.; *nūtrīx -īcis* f. (wet-nurse); *gradus -ūs* m. (4th decl., step); *sermō -ōnis* m. (conversation); *fīliola -ae* f.; *fīliolus -ī* m.; *colloquium -ī* n.; *officium -ī* n. (duty); *silentium -ī* n.

**Adjectives**: *parvulus -a -um* (little); *necessārius -a -um*; *aliēnus -a -um* (belonging to another); *futūrus -a -um* (about to be); *ūmidus -a -um* (damp).

**Verbs**: *fārī* (deponent — speak; only certain forms); *carēre* + abl. (lack); *postulāre* (= *poscere*); *vāgīre* (cry like an infant); *alere* (nourish); *colloquī* (deponent — converse); *manēre* (remain); *pergere* (continue); *cūrāre*; *dēbēre* (ought, owe); *occurrere* + dat.; *silēre* (be silent); *advehere* (carry to); *revertī* (deponent — return); *dīligere* (cherish, love); *decēre* (befit; *eam decet*); *nōlle* (not want).

**The future-tense markers** (the headline grammar — see below).

**Irregular verbs**: ***velle*** (volō, vīs, vult; volumus, vultis, volunt) — "want"; ***nōlle*** (nōlō, nōn vīs, nōn vult; nōlumus, nōn vultis, nōlunt) — "not want."

**Pronouns / particles**: *domō* (from home); *mox* (soon); *magis* (more, of degree) ↔ *minus*; *rārō* (rarely); *crās* (tomorrow); *adversus* +acc. (toward, opposite); *ad ... versus*; *nōlī! nōlīte!* (don't! — neg. imperative with infin.); *sīve ... sīve* (whether ... or); *profectō* (certainly); *minimē* (not at all); *ūnā cum* (together with).

## Grammar introduced in Cap. XX

1. **Future indicative active — full paradigm**, all four conjugations + *esse, posse, īre*. (This is the headline.)

   |        | [1] amā- | [2] vidē- | [3] scrīb- | [4] dormī- | esse  | posse   | īre    |
   |--------|----------|-----------|------------|------------|-------|---------|--------|
   | 1 sg.  | amābō    | vidēbō    | scrībam    | dormiam    | erō   | poterō  | ībō    |
   | 2 sg.  | amābis   | vidēbis   | scrībēs    | dormiēs    | eris  | poteris | ībis   |
   | 3 sg.  | amābit   | vidēbit   | scrībet    | dormiet    | erit  | poterit | ībit   |
   | 1 pl.  | amābimus | vidēbimus | scrībēmus  | dormiēmus  | erimus| poterimus| ībimus|
   | 2 pl.  | amābitis | vidēbitis | scrībētis  | dormiētis  | eritis| poteritis| ībitis|
   | 3 pl.  | amābunt  | vidēbunt  | scrībent   | dormient   | erunt | poterunt| ībunt  |

   Pattern split: [1,2] use **-bō, -bis, -bit, -bimus, -bitis, -bunt**. [3,4] use **-am, -ēs, -et, -ēmus, -ētis, -ent** (1sg in *-am* — easy to confuse with imperf./pres.subj.).

2. **Future indicative passive** — same stems + passive endings.

   |        | [1] | [2] | [3] | [4] |
   |--------|-----|-----|-----|-----|
   | 1 sg.  | amābor | vidēbor | scrībar | dormiar |
   | 2 sg.  | amāberis | vidēberis | scrībēris | dormiēris |
   | 3 sg.  | amābitur | vidēbitur | scrībētur | dormiētur |
   | 1 pl.  | amābimur | vidēbimur | scrībēmur | dormiēmur |
   | 2 pl.  | amābiminī | vidēbiminī | scrībēminī | dormiēminī |
   | 3 pl.  | amābuntur | vidēbuntur | scrībentur | dormientur |

   Examples: *Aemilia rūrsus parvulum īnfantem habēbit*; *novus īnfans in cūnīs erit*; *īnfans ā mātre alētur*; *tū et īnfans tuus aequē amābiminī*.

3. ***velle, nōlle*** present indicative (*nōlle* < *ne-velle*). **velle**: *volō, vīs, vult, volumus, vultis, volunt*. **nōlle**: *nōlō, nōn vīs, nōn vult, nōlumus, nōn vultis, nōlunt*. (Future drilled in this chap.: *volam, volēs, volet...*; *nōlam, nōlēs...*.)

4. **Negative imperative** with **nōlī / nōlīte + infinitive**:
   - *Nōlī abīre!* "Don't go away!"
   - *Nōlīte mē 'Iūliolam' vocāre!* "Don't call me Juliola!"
   - *Nōlī ita mē relinquere!*

5. **Deponent verbs introduced** (passive form, active meaning): *colloquī* (talk with), *loquī* (speak), *revertī* (return), *cōnārī* (try), *laetārī* (rejoice), *cōnsōlārī* (console), *sequī* (follow), *proficīscī* (set out). Sample: *Iūlius cum uxōre sermōnem habet → cum uxōre colloquitur*; *crās Rōmam proficīscar*; *quandō revertēris?*; *ego et mamma tē sequēmur*.

6. ***īre*** future paradigm**: *ībō, ībis, ībit, ībimus, ībitis, ībunt*. ***posse*** future**: *poterō, poteris, poterit, poterimus, poteritis, poterunt*.

7. ***domō*** "from home" (review of the locative-set with *domus*; idiomatic: *domī* at home, *domō* from home, *domum* (to) home).

## Common error patterns

- **Confusing imperf. and fut.** in conj. [3,4]: imperf. *scrībēbam*, fut. *scrībam*. Watch the *-ēba-*. Likewise *dormiēbam* (imperf.) vs *dormiam* (fut.).
- **Future 1sg in [3,4]** is *-am*, looks like an imperf. or subj. ending. Context distinguishes; *scrībam* = "I will write" (here, no perf./subj. yet).
- **Wrong ending family for fut.**: student says *dormībō* — should be *dormiam*. The split is [1,2] *-bō* / [3,4] *-am*.
- **Future passive 2sg trap**: *amāberis* (with *-be-*, not *-bi-*); but *amābitur* (3sg) keeps *-bi-*. The 2sg *-eris* is the only place the vowel shifts.
- ***vīs* vs *vis***: 2sg of *velle* is *vīs* (you want); *vis* (without macron) is the noun "force." Easy to mis-spell.
- ***nōlle*** in commands: *Nōlī abīre*, NOT *nōlī abī!* — needs the infinitive.
- **Deponent passive form / active sense**: student says *cum uxōre colloquit* — wrong; *colloquī* is deponent → 3sg *colloquitur*. There is no active *colloquit*.
- ***revertēris*** etc.: the future of *revertī* is passive-form (*revertar, revertēris, revertētur...*) but means "I will return."
- **Forgetting *posse* is irregular**: *poterō*, NOT *possebō*.
- **Future of *esse* in compounds**: *aberō, aberis, aberit*; *dēerō, dēerit*; *poterō, poteris, poterit*. Stem is *er-* + endings of [3].

## Exercise menu

(Order roughly easiest → hardest. Open with single-conjugation drills before mixing.)

1. **Future inflection (active, single conjugation)**: "3sg fut. of *amāre*?" → *amābit*. "1pl fut. of *vidēre*?" → *vidēbimus*. "3pl fut. of *scrībere*?" → *scrībent*. "1sg fut. of *dormīre*?" → *dormiam*.
2. **Future of *esse, posse, īre***: "1sg fut. of *esse*?" → *erō*. "3pl fut. of *posse*?" → *poterunt*. "2sg fut. of *īre*?" → *ībis*.
3. **Future passive inflection**: "3sg fut. pass. of *laudāre*?" → *laudābitur*. "2pl fut. pass. of *amāre*?" → *amābiminī*. "1sg fut. pass. of *audīre*?" → *audiar*.
4. **PENSVM A (single-blank ending)**: "Mox novus īnfans in cūnīs er___; Aemilia rūrsus parvulum īnfantem hab___; Iūlius et Aemilia quattuor līberōs hab___." → *erit, habēbit, habēbunt*.
5. **Convert pres. → fut.**: "Iūlius epistulam scrībit → ___" → *Iūlius epistulam scrībet*. "Pueri ā magistrō laudantur → ___" → *Pueri ā magistrō laudābuntur*.
6. ***velle / nōlle* drill**: "1sg pres. of *velle*?" → *volō*. "2pl pres. of *nōlle*?" → *nōn vultis*. "3pl pres. of *velle*?" → *volunt*.
7. **Negative-imperative drill**: "Tell Aemilia not to leave." → *Nōlī abīre, Aemilia!* "Tell the boys not to sleep." → *Nōlīte dormīre, puerī!*
8. **Deponent verb drill**: "3sg pres. of *colloquī*?" → *colloquitur*. "1pl fut. of *sequī*?" → *sequēmur*. "1sg fut. of *proficīscī*?" → *proficīscar*. "2sg fut. of *revertī*?" → *revertēris*.
9. **PENSVM C Q&A**: "Quid faciet Aemilia, sī novum īnfantem habēbit?" → *Aemilia eum ipsa alet et apud eum manēbit.* "Quō Iūlius crās ībit?" → *Iūlius crās Rōmam ībit.* "Cūr Iūlia sorōrem habēre nōn vult?" → *Iūlia putat sorōrem sōlam ā parentibus amātum īrī (or: amārī).*
10. **Spot the error**: "Crās ego in lūdō dormībō." → *dormiam* (fut. of [4] is *-iam*, not *-ībō*). Or: "Pater nōlī ad mē venīre." → *Nōlī venīre, pater!* (negative imperative needs *nōlī* + infin.).
11. **Translate (En → La)**: "I will write to you tomorrow." → *Crās tibi scrībam.* "We will not be able to sleep." → *Dormīre nōn poterimus.* "Don't follow me!" → *Nōlī mē sequī!*

## Session start

Bare (`/llpsi-c20`): "Cap. XX — Parentes. Headline: **future tense**, active and passive, all four conjugations + *esse, posse, īre*. Plus *velle / nōlle*, the negative imperative *nōlī(te) + inf.*, and the first batch of deponent verbs (*colloquī, sequī, revertī, proficīscī*). Where do you want to start — future active, future passive, *velle/nōlle*, or deponents?"

With topic: jump in.

After ~6–8 items, offer continue/switch/move on. For broader review, suggest `/llpsi review 16-20`.