Henle Latin Lesson 10 Exercises

Exercise 140 

1) Omnes homines (homo, hominis) res (res, rei) difficiles timent. 

All men fear difficult things.  

2) Propter rem gravem centuriones (centurio, centurionis) imperatorem (imperator, imperatoris) monebunt. 

According to the grave affair the centurions will advise the emperor. 

3) Clamor hostium (hostes, hostes) locis (locus, loci) difficilibus (dificilis, dificile) et angustis (angustus, a, um) legiones (legio, legionis) terret. 

The shout of the enemies terrify the legions in the difficult and narrow place. 

*"locus becomes a neuter noun in the plural: loca. When locus is modified by an adjective the preposition "in" may be omitted with the ablative case."

4) Rex malus res alienas habet. 

The bad king has foreign affairs. 

5) Populus Romanus pericula gravia (gravis, grave) et res difficiles (dificilis, dificule) non timebat. 

The Roman people were not fearing grave dangers and difficult things. 

6) Multae gentes arma (arma, armorum) non habent. 

Many peoples do not have weapons.