Note. The words Niobē, Thēbānōrum, and marītī will be found in the general vocabulary. Translate the selection without looking up any other words.
1. Ablative of cause.
2. Translate had; it denotes a past situation. (See [§ 134].)
3. Dative, cf. [§ 43].
[ LESSON XXI]
FUTURE ACTIVE INDICATIVE OF AMŌ AND MONEŌ
[137.] The tense sign of the Future Indicative in the first and second conjugations is -bi-. This is joined to the present stem of the verb and followed by the personal ending, as follows:
| Present Stem | Tense Sign |
PERSONAL ENDING |
|---|---|---|
| amā- | bi- | s |
| love | will | you |
[138.] The Future Active Indicative is inflected as follows.
| Conjugation I | Conjugation II |
|---|---|
| SINGULAR | |
| 1. amā´bō, I shall love | monē´bō, I shall advise |
| 2. amā´bis, you will love | monē´bis, you will advise |
| 3. amā´bit, he will love | monē´bit, he will advise |
| PLURAL | |
| 1. amā´bimus, we shall love | monē´bimus, we shall advise |
| 2. amā´bitis will love | monē´bitis, you will advise |
| 3. amā´bunt, they will love | monē´bunt, they will advise |