Latin grammar: declining the participles of 'legere'
Present, perfect and gerundive participles set out through the cases
A Latin grammar exercise, written in pen, declining the participles of the verb legere ('to read') through the cases in singular and plural. Three paradigms are laid out in columns: the present participle legens, the perfect participle lectus ('read'), and the gerundive legendus ('to be read'). Each is run through nominative, genitive, dative, accusative, vocative and ablative, with the case markers abbreviated down the left margin.
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Participles of legere declined: legens, lectus, legendus
Three participle paradigms are set out with case markers n., g., d., a., v. (nominative, genitive, dative, accusative, vocative) and the ablative. The present participle legens, perfect lectus and gerundive legendus are each declined through singular and plural, listing endings such as -ic -ec -oc, -uius -tis and -orum -arum -orum.