Words Like Now and Here
Nine small words for when and where, and none of them changes.
How It Works
- When: nunc (now), saepe (often), semper (always), numquam (never), hodie (today), heri (yesterday), cras (tomorrow)
- Where: hic (here), ibi (there)
Cras points ahead. Latin often uses the plain present for something planned, so Cras Iulia venit means Iulia is coming tomorrow. Heri points back. To say what happened yesterday you need the past tenses, which Level 3 teaches.
Hic is also the word for this (Level 3), but the adverb stands alone: Marcus hic est means Marcus is here.
An adverb can stand at the front for emphasis. Semper cantat Iulia means the same as Iulia semper cantat, with more weight on always.
Examples (5)
- Marcus nunc legit.
Marcus is reading now.
Nunc stands just before the verb.
- Iulia saepe cantat, sed numquam saltat.
Iulia often sings, but she never dances.
Saepe and numquam do not change.
- Marcus hic est, Iulia ibi est.
Marcus is here, and Iulia is there.
Hic and ibi tell where.
- Cras Iulia venit.
Iulia is coming tomorrow.
Cras points to tomorrow. The plain present can talk about a plan.
- Et nunc, et semper.
Now and always.
A line from the Gloria Patri. Nunc and semper are both adverbs.
How It Connects
Learn This First
Adverbs of time and place answer ubi and quando, so those questions come first.
Related Patterns
- Making an Adverb: -e and -ter
Adverbs made from describing words.
Level 3 - Here, To Here, From Here: hic, huc, hincHere, To Here, From Here
Here, to here and from here.
Level 3 - Enough, Too Much, Too Little, Very: satis, nimis, parum, valdeEnough, Too Much, Very
How much or how well.
Level 3 - non (Not)Not
The word for not.
Level 1
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