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Unraveling a Latin sentence is an excellent exercise in thought, a real intellectual puzzle, and a good introduction to logical thinking. Latin involves a similar process to that used in Euclid's geometric proofs, (Q.E.D., Quod Erat Demonstrandum=That which was to be demonstrated) or, to the thought process involved in trying to fix your car.
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In the course of its long history, Latin has undergone considerable change. Scholars of the late republic and early empire did not find archaic Latin easy to understand or attractive (see LIVIUS ANDRONICUS, SALII, and TWELVE TABLES). Polybius, writing in the second century
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Latin eVentures announced today the introduction of its electronic business services in Brazil. At present, the company concentrates its activities on sales of computer equipment to large corporations through the electronic business tool known as AquiB2B. — Época On Line - Daily News - Economy and Business (December 7, 1999)
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The expansion of the Roman Empire spread Latin throughout Europe, and, eventually, Vulgar Latin began to dialectize, based on the location of its various speakers. Vulgar Latin gradually evolved into a number of distinct Romance languages, a process well underway by the 9th century. These were for many centuries only oral languages, Latin still being used for writing.
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Verbs in Latin are usually identified by the four main conjugations—the groups of verbs with similar inflected forms. The first conjugation is typified by active infinitive forms ending in -Äre, the second by active infinitives ending in -Ä“re, the third by infinitives ending in -ere, and the fourth by active infinitives ending in -Ä«re. However, there are exceptions to these rules. There are six general tenses in Latin (present, imperfect, future, perfect, pluperfect, and future perfect), four grammatical moods (indicative, infinitive, imperative and subjunctive), six persons (first, second, and third, each in singular and plural), two voices (active and passive), and a few aspects. Verbs are described by four principal parts:
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