籬廬 magalia · Prose Composition · Unit 2/6

Unit 2 · Adjective + genitive of possession

an attributive adjective agreeing with its noun + a possessive genitive

Render into Latin and Greek:
“The brave soldiers guard the general's camp.”

Model Latin

Fortēs mīlitēs castra ducis custōdiunt.

Model Greek

οἱ ἀνδρεῖοι στρατιῶται τὸ τοῦ στρατηγοῦ στρατόπεδον φυλάττουσιν.

Grammar focus

Greek: attributive adjective in attributive position + possessive genitive (Smyth §1023, §1297) Smyth §1023 · Smyth §1297
Latin: attributive adjective (agreement) + genitive of possession (Woodcock §72; Wheelock ch. 2, 6)
↔ compare the construction across both languages

Idiom watch: The possessive 'the general's' is one word in both (Lat. ducis; Gk. τοῦ στρατηγοῦ), but Greek nests it inside the article–noun frame in the attributive position: τὸ τοῦ στρατηγοῦ στρατόπεδον, literally 'the of-the-general camp'.

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Authored pedagogical model answers, proofread for grammatical correctness in both languages. Not from a single source edition.