Q: What does Arbuckle Latin Conjugator offer?
A: The most fully capable conjugator available!
All four conjugations
Support for irregular verbs
Full translation capability
Compatibility
- I and E stem for 3rd Conjugation
- Recognizability of conjugation based on principle parts
- Ability to generate principle parts based on 1st Person Singular Present Active Indicative only
- Present
- Imperfect
- Future
- Perfect
- Pluperfect
- Future Perfect
- Active
- Passive
- Indicative
- Imperative
- Subjunctive
- Present, Future, Perfect, Future Perfect (all both Active and Passive) Infinitives
- Gerunds, Gerundive, and Supines (Declined)
- Present, Future, Perfect, Imperfect or Past (all both Active and Passive) Participles
- Imperatives in Future and Present, Passive and Active, Positive and Negative
Support for irregular verbs
- Seven irregular verbs (Sum, possum, fio, eo, nolo, volo, malo) plus many prefixes to add to them
- All verb forms conjugated and translated.
Full translation capability
- Takes into account voice, tense, person, and number
- Integrates entered English meaning into translations
Compatibility
- Uses Windows XP, Vista, or 7.
- Macintosh version in the works.
- NEEDS .NET Framework 3.5 or 4.0.
Arbuckle Latin Conjugator READ-ME
Arbuckle Latin Software’s Arbuckle
Latin Conjugator READ ME
Gratias! Thank you for downloading Arbuckle Latin Conjugator!
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. INTODUCTION
2. QUICK START
3. PROGRAMMING
4. COST AND DISTRIBUTION
5. INSTALLATION
6. CONTENT AND FEATURES
7. NAVIGATION
8. EASE OF USE
1. INTRODUCTION
Arbuckle Latin Conjugator is a program designed for Latin students and teachers. The function is to test the user on their ability to recall and predict patterns in the verb forms and translations before viewing them. It is able to conjugate verbs and translate them by using the four principal parts and the simplified meaning. It conjugates in all 4 conjugations, all 6 tenses, the active and the passive, and includes other verb forms like the infinitives, participles, gerunds, and supines.
2. QUICK START
If you want to delve right in, you may start the program by double clicking the Arbuckle Latin Conjugator Application (.exe). You may click the buttons for each conjugation, or enter the principal parts and click Tell Me to see what the conjugation is. In a conjugation window, enter the principal parts and meaning, and then click SPQR. Click buttons to see verb forms, and links to see other views.
It is recommended that you read the rest of this READ ME later to understand program features and navigation fully.
3. PROGRAMMING
Arbuckle Latin Conjugator is known to be compatible with Windows XP, Windows Vista, and Windows 7. Arbuckle Latin Conjugator is programmed by Arbuckle Software.
Stuart Arbuckle of Arbuckle Software may be contacted at arbuckle.weebly.com. You may report bugs, problems, comments, and suggestions directly from the website.
The official website of this software is http://arbucklesoftware.weebly.com and the latest version, and Arbuckle Latin Decliner may be downloaded directly from the website.
4. COST AND DISTRIBUTION
Arbuckle Latin Conjugator is a freeware program. It may be distributed without cost as long as it is downloaded from http://arbucklesoftware.weebly.com. Since you are not paying for the program, please consider making a donation to OLPC or One Laptop Per Child. It is a very worthy charity and promotes worldwide education for some of the world’s poorest children. For more information, visit www.laptop.org.
5. ISTALLATION
The program is not large enough to have a full installation. There are several files in the main folder. Extract them all and double click Arbuckle Latin Conjugator.exe to start. You can create a shortcut if you’d like. Help can be reached by pressing F1 or clicking Help while in the program.
6. CONTENT AND FEATURES
Arbuckle Latin Conjugator contains the endings for all verb forms in all four conjugations. It can conjugate in all 6 tenses (Present, Imperfect, Future, Perfect, Pluperfect, and Future Perfect). It is also able to conjugate in the active and passive voices and in the indicative, imperative, and subjunctive moods as well as other verb forms. What sets Arbuckle Latin Conjugator apart is the translations. Every Latin conjugator available just conjugates the verb. To really understand Latin, you must also see the translation. This program has full translations for active and passive in all six tenses. The system takes into account the voice, tense, person, number, and meaning entered to provide the only translation capability available in software.
7. NAVIGATION
Arbuckle Latin Conjugator is divided into two parts, the Launcher and the Conjugation window.
The Launcher has five features. On the left, there are six buttons. They correspond to the four conjugations. The 3rd conjugation is divided into regular (E) and I stem (io) for clarity. The fifth button is for irregular verbs. You may open each conjugation window by clicking the buttons. The interface of the conjugation window is discussed below.
On the right of the launcher is the Tell Me feature. If you don’t know what conjugation your verb is, just enter the principal parts and click Tell Me. A message box will tell you the conjugation, and then open that conjugation window. If you enter an irregular verb (ex. Sum, esse, fui, futurus) , you will be prompted that the verb is irregular.
The third column is the Translate feature. Click Launch Translator. This is simply an easy, unified path to Google’s Latin Translator. (I can’t compete with Google, so I won’t even try a translator.)
Below the Translate feature is the Principal parts Generator. Click Get Principal parts and enter the 1st Person Singular, Present Active Indicative and the gender, and then click Get Principal parts to generate the four principal parts. This works for regular pattern-following verbs and is probably the weakest link in the program.
The SPQR column contains all the other features. To view a simple version of the Launcher instructions, you may click the Help button. To view information about Arbuckle Latin Conjugator, you may click the About button.
The Five Conjugation windows are divided into three columns as described below:
The SPQR Column contains the controls for verb entry, the Help button, Launcher or Other button, and the About button. Enter the principal parts and meaning of a verb as described in the program and click SPQR to conjugate it. The principal parts are as follows: 1st (1st person singular present active indicative), 2nd (Present active infinitive), 3rd (1st person singular perfect active indicative), and 4th (Perfect passive participle). Once these are entered, click SPQR. Now the program can conjugate the verb every way. Note that the 4th principal part (Perfect passive participle) must be entered as Masculine or –us. If it is entered as Feminine (-a) or Neuter (-um), the program will prompt you to change it. Entering the Neuter or Feminine can cause major errors in several verb forms.
The program has many “safety features” designed to minimize conjugation errors by notifying the user to change problems or provide more information. If your verb has been conjugated correctly and completely, a message box will be displayed.
You may change the principal parts at any time, as many times as you want as long as you click SPQR after each change.
The three blue links at the top of the screen take you to the Indicative, Subjunctive, and Other views.
To view a simple version of the instructions, you may click the Help button from the left panel in one of the program’s conjugation windows. To view information about the program, you may click the About button. To go back to the launcher to use its features, click Launcher. The 3rd Conjugation windows have buttons to go to the other 3rd Conjugation, and the launcher is left in the background.
The Active Column contains the conjugation features for the active voice. The six tenses of a verb are listed from top to bottom on the left side. Each tense is divided into six parts: the first (1), second (2), and third (3) person in both singular (S) and plural (P). To see the specific verb form for the verb, simply click one of the rectangular buttons. The button for 1st person singular, for example, is in the column marked S for singular and in the row marked 1 for 1st person. The message box that appears will be discussed in Message Boxes below.
The Passive Column contains the conjugation features for the passive voice. The six tenses of a verb are listed from top to bottom on the left side. Each tense is divided into six parts: the first (1), second (2), and third (3) person in both singular (S) and plural (P). To see the specific verb form for the verb, simply click one of the rectangular buttons. The button for 1st person singular, for example, is in the column marked S for singular and in the row marked 1 for 1st person. The message box that appears will be discussed in Message Boxes below.
Message Boxes display the verb form and translation. A box looks like this:
[Name of verb form]: [Translation of verb form]-[Specific verb form]
Without the brackets
The Name of a verb form is the actual name of the specific verb form you are requesting. For example: 1st person singular, present, active, indicative.
The translation of a verb form is English for the specific verb form taking into account the voice, tense, person, and number, as well as the English word in use as best as the program can understand.
The specific word form is the Latin root and the specific ending taking into account the voice, tense, person, and number.
The Active and Passive columns change to accommodate other verb forms when you wish to view the Other view.
8. EASE OF USE
Several features in Arbuckle Latin Conjugator make it easy to use.
A. Function Keys
Function keys are found on the vast majority of computers. They are usually F1 through F12. Arbuckle Latin Conjugator uses 1-12 regularly. Review the list below to see which keys do what. Most keys are marked within the program.
F1=Help
F2=Donate to OLPC
F3=Go to Launcher (In Launcher: About)
F4=Go to Arbuckle Software’s Website
F5=Conjugate (Equivalent to pressing SPQR) (In Launcher: Principal parts Generator)
F6=Tell Me Feature (In Conjugation Windows: Nothing)
F7=Open Translator (In Conjugation Windows: Nothing)
In Launcher:
F8=Open 1st Conjugation
F9= Open 2nd Conjugation
F10= Open 3rd Conjugation E stem
F11= Open 3rd Conjugation I stem
F12= Open 4th Conjugation
In Conjugation Windows:
F8=Cursor on meaning
F9= Cursor on 1st Principal part
F10= Cursor on 2nd Principal part
F11= Cursor on 3rd Principal part
F12= Cursor on 4th Principal part
Gratias! Thank you for downloading Arbuckle Latin Conjugator!
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. INTODUCTION
2. QUICK START
3. PROGRAMMING
4. COST AND DISTRIBUTION
5. INSTALLATION
6. CONTENT AND FEATURES
7. NAVIGATION
8. EASE OF USE
1. INTRODUCTION
Arbuckle Latin Conjugator is a program designed for Latin students and teachers. The function is to test the user on their ability to recall and predict patterns in the verb forms and translations before viewing them. It is able to conjugate verbs and translate them by using the four principal parts and the simplified meaning. It conjugates in all 4 conjugations, all 6 tenses, the active and the passive, and includes other verb forms like the infinitives, participles, gerunds, and supines.
2. QUICK START
If you want to delve right in, you may start the program by double clicking the Arbuckle Latin Conjugator Application (.exe). You may click the buttons for each conjugation, or enter the principal parts and click Tell Me to see what the conjugation is. In a conjugation window, enter the principal parts and meaning, and then click SPQR. Click buttons to see verb forms, and links to see other views.
It is recommended that you read the rest of this READ ME later to understand program features and navigation fully.
3. PROGRAMMING
Arbuckle Latin Conjugator is known to be compatible with Windows XP, Windows Vista, and Windows 7. Arbuckle Latin Conjugator is programmed by Arbuckle Software.
Stuart Arbuckle of Arbuckle Software may be contacted at arbuckle.weebly.com. You may report bugs, problems, comments, and suggestions directly from the website.
The official website of this software is http://arbucklesoftware.weebly.com and the latest version, and Arbuckle Latin Decliner may be downloaded directly from the website.
4. COST AND DISTRIBUTION
Arbuckle Latin Conjugator is a freeware program. It may be distributed without cost as long as it is downloaded from http://arbucklesoftware.weebly.com. Since you are not paying for the program, please consider making a donation to OLPC or One Laptop Per Child. It is a very worthy charity and promotes worldwide education for some of the world’s poorest children. For more information, visit www.laptop.org.
5. ISTALLATION
The program is not large enough to have a full installation. There are several files in the main folder. Extract them all and double click Arbuckle Latin Conjugator.exe to start. You can create a shortcut if you’d like. Help can be reached by pressing F1 or clicking Help while in the program.
6. CONTENT AND FEATURES
Arbuckle Latin Conjugator contains the endings for all verb forms in all four conjugations. It can conjugate in all 6 tenses (Present, Imperfect, Future, Perfect, Pluperfect, and Future Perfect). It is also able to conjugate in the active and passive voices and in the indicative, imperative, and subjunctive moods as well as other verb forms. What sets Arbuckle Latin Conjugator apart is the translations. Every Latin conjugator available just conjugates the verb. To really understand Latin, you must also see the translation. This program has full translations for active and passive in all six tenses. The system takes into account the voice, tense, person, number, and meaning entered to provide the only translation capability available in software.
7. NAVIGATION
Arbuckle Latin Conjugator is divided into two parts, the Launcher and the Conjugation window.
The Launcher has five features. On the left, there are six buttons. They correspond to the four conjugations. The 3rd conjugation is divided into regular (E) and I stem (io) for clarity. The fifth button is for irregular verbs. You may open each conjugation window by clicking the buttons. The interface of the conjugation window is discussed below.
On the right of the launcher is the Tell Me feature. If you don’t know what conjugation your verb is, just enter the principal parts and click Tell Me. A message box will tell you the conjugation, and then open that conjugation window. If you enter an irregular verb (ex. Sum, esse, fui, futurus) , you will be prompted that the verb is irregular.
The third column is the Translate feature. Click Launch Translator. This is simply an easy, unified path to Google’s Latin Translator. (I can’t compete with Google, so I won’t even try a translator.)
Below the Translate feature is the Principal parts Generator. Click Get Principal parts and enter the 1st Person Singular, Present Active Indicative and the gender, and then click Get Principal parts to generate the four principal parts. This works for regular pattern-following verbs and is probably the weakest link in the program.
The SPQR column contains all the other features. To view a simple version of the Launcher instructions, you may click the Help button. To view information about Arbuckle Latin Conjugator, you may click the About button.
The Five Conjugation windows are divided into three columns as described below:
The SPQR Column contains the controls for verb entry, the Help button, Launcher or Other button, and the About button. Enter the principal parts and meaning of a verb as described in the program and click SPQR to conjugate it. The principal parts are as follows: 1st (1st person singular present active indicative), 2nd (Present active infinitive), 3rd (1st person singular perfect active indicative), and 4th (Perfect passive participle). Once these are entered, click SPQR. Now the program can conjugate the verb every way. Note that the 4th principal part (Perfect passive participle) must be entered as Masculine or –us. If it is entered as Feminine (-a) or Neuter (-um), the program will prompt you to change it. Entering the Neuter or Feminine can cause major errors in several verb forms.
The program has many “safety features” designed to minimize conjugation errors by notifying the user to change problems or provide more information. If your verb has been conjugated correctly and completely, a message box will be displayed.
You may change the principal parts at any time, as many times as you want as long as you click SPQR after each change.
The three blue links at the top of the screen take you to the Indicative, Subjunctive, and Other views.
To view a simple version of the instructions, you may click the Help button from the left panel in one of the program’s conjugation windows. To view information about the program, you may click the About button. To go back to the launcher to use its features, click Launcher. The 3rd Conjugation windows have buttons to go to the other 3rd Conjugation, and the launcher is left in the background.
The Active Column contains the conjugation features for the active voice. The six tenses of a verb are listed from top to bottom on the left side. Each tense is divided into six parts: the first (1), second (2), and third (3) person in both singular (S) and plural (P). To see the specific verb form for the verb, simply click one of the rectangular buttons. The button for 1st person singular, for example, is in the column marked S for singular and in the row marked 1 for 1st person. The message box that appears will be discussed in Message Boxes below.
The Passive Column contains the conjugation features for the passive voice. The six tenses of a verb are listed from top to bottom on the left side. Each tense is divided into six parts: the first (1), second (2), and third (3) person in both singular (S) and plural (P). To see the specific verb form for the verb, simply click one of the rectangular buttons. The button for 1st person singular, for example, is in the column marked S for singular and in the row marked 1 for 1st person. The message box that appears will be discussed in Message Boxes below.
Message Boxes display the verb form and translation. A box looks like this:
[Name of verb form]: [Translation of verb form]-[Specific verb form]
Without the brackets
The Name of a verb form is the actual name of the specific verb form you are requesting. For example: 1st person singular, present, active, indicative.
The translation of a verb form is English for the specific verb form taking into account the voice, tense, person, and number, as well as the English word in use as best as the program can understand.
The specific word form is the Latin root and the specific ending taking into account the voice, tense, person, and number.
The Active and Passive columns change to accommodate other verb forms when you wish to view the Other view.
8. EASE OF USE
Several features in Arbuckle Latin Conjugator make it easy to use.
A. Function Keys
Function keys are found on the vast majority of computers. They are usually F1 through F12. Arbuckle Latin Conjugator uses 1-12 regularly. Review the list below to see which keys do what. Most keys are marked within the program.
F1=Help
F2=Donate to OLPC
F3=Go to Launcher (In Launcher: About)
F4=Go to Arbuckle Software’s Website
F5=Conjugate (Equivalent to pressing SPQR) (In Launcher: Principal parts Generator)
F6=Tell Me Feature (In Conjugation Windows: Nothing)
F7=Open Translator (In Conjugation Windows: Nothing)
In Launcher:
F8=Open 1st Conjugation
F9= Open 2nd Conjugation
F10= Open 3rd Conjugation E stem
F11= Open 3rd Conjugation I stem
F12= Open 4th Conjugation
In Conjugation Windows:
F8=Cursor on meaning
F9= Cursor on 1st Principal part
F10= Cursor on 2nd Principal part
F11= Cursor on 3rd Principal part
F12= Cursor on 4th Principal part
Arbuckle Latin Software by Stuart Arbuckle is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License.
Based on a work at arbucklesoftware.weebly.com.
Permissions beyond the scope of this license may be available at arbucklesoftware.weebly.com.
