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Give three different ways of expressing purpose in Latin?

In the English language, we have two ways of expressing purpose: 'to' and 'so that'. Examples: I am walking to the shop to buy some milk; I am walking to the shop so that I may buy some milk. However, in Lat...
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How are the comparative and superlative forms of an adjective formed?

The comparative form of an adjective is formed by adding to the stem -ior (masculine and feminine)/-ius (neuter). The stem you should always use is the genitive stem. For example: longus,a,um - gen.stem: lon...
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What are the deponent verbs?

Deponent verbs are verbs that keep a passive form, but their meaning is active. For example, "sequor" looks passive but it translates "I folow" (active verb).
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Saturnus igitur iratus auxilium deorum aliorum petivit ut regnum reciperet (lines 2-3): What did Saturn do in order to recover his kingdom?

Saturn asked for help from the other gods
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Saturnus primus rex deorum fuit (line 1): Who was Saturn?

Saturn was the first king of the gods
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