Secunda · Unit 3 · Lesson 4

Sē, negō, and dīcitur

Who is “he”? The reflexive in reported speech, negō, and “he is said to”.

You will be able to

  • Use sē and suus for the speaker, eum and eius for someone else
  • Translate negō as “say that … not”
  • Translate dīcitur and vidētur with an infinitive

New words

  • sē, suī, sibi, sē himself, herself, itself, themselves
  • negō, negāre, negāvī, negātum to deny, say that … notEnglish: negative, renege
  • iubeō, iubēre, iussī, iussum to order, command
  • condō, condere, condidī, conditum to found, establish; to hide, bury
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