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Chapter 5 Possum

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This document discusses the conjugation of the Latin verb "possum", which means "to be able". It notes that possum is a compound of the irregular verb "sum". The present tense forms of possum, such as "possum", "potes", and "potest" follow similar patterns to the present tense of sum. The imperfect tense forms, like "poteram" and "poterant", also resemble the imperfect tense forms of sum, with possum forms ending in "t" and sum forms beginning with "e".

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Chapter 5Possum
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Possum means to be able.It is a COMPOUND of the irregular verb, SUM. Therefore, its conjugation should look very familiar!Notice that if the SUM part of the word begins with a vowel, the POSSUM part ends with a t. If the SUM part begins with a consonant, the POSSUM part ends with an s. Possum: to be able
possum- I am able possumus- we are ablepotes- you are ablepotestis- you are ablepotest- he is able possunt- they are ableTranslation of POSSUM (Present)
Just as the present tense of POSSUM looked very much like the present tense of SUM, the imperfect tense of POSSUM looks very much like the imperfect tense of SUM.Remember the imperfect of SUM?Imperfect Tense
Imperfect of POSSUM
poteram- I was able poteramus- we were ablepoteras- you wereable poteratis- you were ablepoterat- he was able poterant- they were ableNotice that all forms of SUM begin with an e (a vowel), all forms of POSSUM end in t.Translation of POSSUM (imperfect)

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Chapter 5 Possum

  • 3. Possum means to be able.It is a COMPOUND of the irregular verb, SUM. Therefore, its conjugation should look very familiar!Notice that if the SUM part of the word begins with a vowel, the POSSUM part ends with a t. If the SUM part begins with a consonant, the POSSUM part ends with an s. Possum: to be able
  • 4. possum- I am able possumus- we are ablepotes- you are ablepotestis- you are ablepotest- he is able possunt- they are ableTranslation of POSSUM (Present)
  • 5. Just as the present tense of POSSUM looked very much like the present tense of SUM, the imperfect tense of POSSUM looks very much like the imperfect tense of SUM.Remember the imperfect of SUM?Imperfect Tense
  • 7. poteram- I was able poteramus- we were ablepoteras- you wereable poteratis- you were ablepoterat- he was able poterant- they were ableNotice that all forms of SUM begin with an e (a vowel), all forms of POSSUM end in t.Translation of POSSUM (imperfect)