News of Latin For Beginners by D'Ooge

:?: I'm just starting with D'Ooge's Latin for Beginners, and I was wondering if there was a Reader or Primer that might be a good read to go along with it. Also what would all of you recommend as the first 'works' to be attempted after finishing the course?

Thanks,
Wuscfrea (my SCA name)

Salvete Omnes,

For those of you who love and cherish D'Ooge's Latin for Beginners, go to the JSTOR site http://www.jstor.org/ and browse for the 1912 review. It is a very cogent and detailed analysis of our favorite Latin textbook. The review is amazingly fresh; it seems like it could have been written recently except for a few out-of-date references.

Note: it is actually easier to google "D'Ooge Latin for ...

I'm having a really hard time translating these three sentences and i cannot find some of the vocabulary anywhere

1. In extrema parte silvae castra hostium posita errant.

so far i have...

The outtermost parte silvae castra the enemy considered errant.


2. In barborum aedificiis maior copia frumenti reperta est.

so far i have..

In barborum great building supply frumenti reperta est.

3. Laboribus confectis, milites a Caesare quaerebant ut sibi praemia daret.

so far ...

Hello to everyone. I have a great time learning languages and have decided to try Latin. I downloaded the D'Ooge method and printed out the first 25 lessons or so; right now I'm on lesson 15 (in three days! I have plenty of time now and want to take advantage of it while it lasts) and so far I find it a very bright, efficient method, at least the best I've been able to find. ...

From BLD Latin For Beginners

Ancilla mea, Galba, equÅ￾ lÄ“gÄ￾tÄ« aquam et frÅ«mentum dat.

Shouldn't equÅ￾ be equus, in the Nominative?

Salvete,
just found this forum this morning. ( mountain time)

wanted to join the study group for Latin for beginners by D'Ooge, but according to TextKit it is full.

i printed out the time schedule and plan to follow along. will use this forum to ask questions if and when I get stuck.

if anyone drops out or if there is any new openings please let me know.

thanks eme

Hi,
I have a question concerning the Part II of the Ex. 62.
The question that i´m concerned with is the number 5 that I copy here:

(His) daughter is getting (parat) a good dinner for the farmer.

The correct answer, according to the key, is (i'm omiting all the long syllabes indicators.) :

Filia agricolae bonam cenam parat.

However, this translation doesn't make a clair difference about the person for whom the dinner is. ...

Is the "-que" enclitic commonly used for anything except joining noun lists? The reason I ask is that in D'Ooge (and Wheelock, IIRC) I don't recall seeing any other use for it. E.g., Curo feminae liberique.

But in Lingua Latina, Hans Orberg uses "-que" to join sentence clauses. I was wondering if anyone here could provide some guidance on how to best use this little caboose.

Hi all,

The first class, and only so far, of the D’Ooge group is, at this point, only alive because of the stubbornness of two persons. Since we are stubborn and would like to keep the group going, and after consulting with the TextKit Group Coordinator, we are glad to inform that the D’Ooge group is accepting new members.


The study group has been working in the following way:
- One lesson per week.
- ...

Hi, I'm just beginning to learn Latin. As a matter of fact, I am just picking up my text today. :-)

The same friend that is giving me the text also told me about this place. I look forward to learning Latin and getting to know the people here.