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Key Facts: Saxony Abitur Latin Exam

270 min

Written Arbeitszeit for Sachsen Abitur Latein under VwV Abiturprüfung 2026 (same band as Griechisch)

VwV Abiturprüfung 2026, Arbeitszeiten Griechisch Latein

~200 / ~170 Wörter

Interpretation covers the full Latin text (~200 words); Übersetzung covers a fixed extract (~170 words)

VwV Abiturprüfung 2026, alte Fremdsprachen Latein Struktur der Prüfungsarbeit

30.04.2026

Written Latein date in the 2026 main session; Nachtermin 27.05.2026

schule.sachsen.de / SMK Terminübersicht Abiturprüfung 2026

90-BE-Skala

Interpretation (up to 45 BE) + Übersetzung (up to 45 BE) converted to 0–15 Punkte

VwV Durchführung Oberstufe und Abiturprüfung; alte Fremdsprachen Bewertungsmaßstab

Republic–Empire

Prüfungsinhalt Schwerpunkt: Welterfahrung und -deutung in Republican, Augustan and Imperial literature

VwV Abiturprüfung 2026, Prüfungsinhalt Latein

≠ Latinum

Subject Latein Abitur is distinct from the Latinum Ergänzungsprüfung (different date and structure)

VwV Abiturprüfung 2026; SOGYA Anlage Latinum/Graecum/Hebraicum

Free 100-question English-language MCQ study bank for Sachsen Abitur Latein (subject exam, not Latinum), mapped to Formenlehre, Syntax, Übersetzung skills and Roman culture/literature. Official exam: German translation-and-interpretation Klausur (~200 / ~170 words), 270 min; written date 30.04.2026 (Nachtermin 27.05.2026). Not an official-format simulation; no fee for regular school candidates.

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1In the phrase "multitudo urbium" ("a multitude of cities"), what is the case and number of "urbium" (from urbs, urbis, f.)?

A.Genitive plural

B.Dative plural

C.Accusative plural

D.Ablative singular

Explanation: Urbs is a 3rd-declension i-stem noun, so its genitive plural is urbium (not urbum). After a word of quantity such as multitudo, Latin requires the partitive genitive: multitudo urbium = "a multitude of cities".

2In the phrase "salus rei publicae", meaning "the safety of the state", what case is "rei publicae"?

A.Genitive singular

B.Dative singular

C.Nominative plural

D.Ablative singular

Explanation: Res is a 5th-declension noun (res, rei, rei, rem, re). The form "rei" serves as both genitive and dative singular, but the sense "the safety OF the state" fixes it as a genitive dependent on salus.

3"Dux milites hortatur." What does "hortatur" mean, and why?

A."he encourages" — hortor is a deponent verb: passive in form, active in meaning

B."he is encouraged" — the ending -tur is always passive in meaning

C."he will encourage" — -tur is a future marker

D."he had encouraged" — -tur marks the pluperfect

Explanation: Hortor, hortari, hortatus sum is a deponent verb (Deponens). It has only passive endings but is translated actively. Hortatur is 3rd person singular present, so the sentence means "The leader encourages the soldiers" — milites is the accusative object.

4Which of these verbs is a SEMI-deponent (Semideponens) — active forms in the present system, passive forms in the perfect system?

A.audeo, audere, ausus sum

B.hortor, hortari, hortatus sum

C.moneo, monere, monui, monitum

D.sequor, sequi, secutus sum

Explanation: Audeo ("dare") is a semi-deponent: its present system is fully active (audeo, audebam, audebo) but its perfect system is passive in form with active meaning (ausus sum = "I dared"). Gaudeo, soleo and fido behave the same way.

5What is "fieri"?

A.The present infinitive of fio: "to become", "to be made", "to happen"

B.The perfect active infinitive of facio

C.The gerundive of fero

D.The present infinitive of fero

Explanation: Fio, fieri, factus sum is an irregular verb that supplies the passive of facio in the present system. Its present infinitive fieri is passive in form although fio itself has active endings. Depending on context it means "become", "be made", or "happen". The sächsische Lehrplan Gymnasium Latein lists fieri explicitly among the required Qualifikationsphase verb forms.

6"Morituri" is which form of morior, mori, mortuus sum?

A.Future active participle, nominative plural masculine — "those about to die"

B.Perfect participle, nominative plural masculine — "those who have died"

C.Gerundive, nominative plural masculine — "those who must die"

D.Present active participle, nominative plural masculine — "those dying"

Explanation: Morior forms an irregular future active participle moriturus, -a, -um ("about to die", "destined to die"), whose nominative plural masculine is morituri. The future participle expresses posteriority (Nachzeitigkeit), a form the sächsische Lehrplan explicitly requires.

7In "cupidus discendi" ("eager to learn"), what is "discendi"?

A.The genitive of the gerund, governed by the adjective cupidus

B.A gerundive in the genitive plural agreeing with an understood noun

C.The perfect passive participle of disco

D.The present active participle of disco in the genitive singular

Explanation: The gerund is a neuter verbal noun formed with the -nd- suffix: disco (3rd conjugation) → discendum, genitive discendi. Adjectives of desire and knowledge (cupidus, studiosus, peritus, memor) govern the genitive, so cupidus discendi = "eager for learning / eager to learn".

8"Liber legendus est." What does the form "legendus" contribute to the sentence?

A.It is a gerundive; with est it forms the passive periphrastic, so the sentence means "The book must be read"

B.It is a gerund; with est it means "The book is reading"

C.It is a future active participle, so the sentence means "The book is about to read"

D.It is a present passive participle, so the sentence means "The book is being read"

Explanation: Legendus, -a, -um is the gerundive of lego. A gerundive combined with a form of esse (coniugatio periphrastica passiva) expresses necessity or obligation in a passive sense: liber legendus est = "The book must be read / has to be read".

9"Locutus" (from loquor, loqui, locutus sum) is best rendered as:

A."having spoken" — a deponent perfect participle with active meaning

B."having been spoken" — perfect participles in -tus are always passive

C."speaking" — it is the present participle

D."about to speak" — it is the future participle

Explanation: Loquor is deponent, so its perfect participle locutus, -a, -um is passive in form but ACTIVE in meaning: "having spoken". This is one of the few ways Latin can express an active perfect participle, and it is a standard translation trap.

10Which statement about the forms of "corpus, corporis, n." is correct?

A.As a 3rd-declension neuter, its nominative and accusative singular are both corpus, and its nominative and accusative plural are both corpora

B.It is a 2nd-declension neuter with accusative singular corpum

C.Its genitive singular is corpi and its nominative plural corpa

D.Its nominative plural is corpi, following the masculine pattern

Explanation: Corpus is a 3rd-declension neuter with the stem corpor- (visible in the genitive corporis). The neuter rule applies: nominative and accusative are always identical, and the plural of both ends in -a (corpora).

About the Saxony Abitur Latin Exam

Sachsen Abitur Latein is the state Latin subject examination for the Allgemeine Hochschulreife in the Freistaat Sachsen — not the Latinum Ergänzungsprüfung. Under VwV Abiturprüfung 2026, candidates interpret an ambitious Latin text (~200 words) with Vergleichsmaterial and translate a fixed extract (~170 words) into German within 270 minutes, focusing on Welterfahrung und -deutung in Republican, Augustan and Imperial literature. The sächsische Lehrplan Gymnasium Latein organises learning around Dekodieren/Interpretieren/Rekodieren, linguistic foundations (Formenlehre and Syntax), and text/theme areas including Cicero’s rhetoric, Catullus, Vergil, exile literature, Roman values and myth. Allowed Hilfsmittel include named bilingual Latin–German dictionaries (Langenscheidt, Pons, Stowasser editions listed in the VwV). This free bank of 100 original multiple-choice questions is an English-language study adaptation for grammar, translation judgment and culture/literature analysis. It is not a simulation of the official German-language Klausur.

Exam sponsor: Sächsisches Staatsministerium für Kultus (SMK), supported by the Landesamt für Schule und Bildung. The requirements and fees below concern the certification or admission exam, separate from our free practice resources.

Assessment

Official written Sachsen Abitur examination in Latein (subject exam — distinct from the Latinum Ergänzungsprüfung). Prüfungsteil A Interpretation (Textanalyse up to 20 BE, Hintergrund zu Text/Autor/Werk up to 15 BE, Vergleichsmaterial up to 10 BE) and Prüfungsteil B Übersetzung (up to 45 BE, of which up to 5 BE reward especially successful solutions and equivalence of effect), scored on the 90-BE-Skala. Content Schwerpunkt: Welterfahrung und -deutung in der Literatur der republikanischen und der augusteischen Zeit und der Kaiserzeit. This 100-question bank is an English-language MCQ study adaptation only — it does not reproduce the German-language translation-and-interpretation format.

Time Limit

270 minutes Arbeitszeit for Latein under VwV Abiturprüfung 2026 (same band as Griechisch). In 2026 the written Latein date is Thursday 30 April 2026, with a Nachtermin on Wednesday 27 May 2026.

Passing Score

Subject performance is reported on the 0–15 Punkte scale (Note 1 = 15–13 Punkte, Note 6 = 0 Punkte), derived from Bewertungseinheiten on the 90-BE-Skala for alte Fremdsprachen Leistungskurs Latein/Griechisch. The Gesamtqualifikation requires sufficient Punkte in Block I (max 600) and Block II (max 300) under Saxon Oberstufen rules (SOGYA / VwV Durchführung Oberstufe und Abiturprüfung). The 900-point maximum is converted to the Abitur-Durchschnittsnote via the national KMK table.

Exam / Certification Fees

No exam fee for regular enrolled school candidates; the Abitur is a state school examination in Sachsen. External and Nichtschüler routes are handled under Saxon school authority rules and do not carry a published Latein-specific fee.

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Our practice resources: topics covered

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Study emphasis ~28%

Morphologie: Formenlehre

Declensions and conjugations, deponents and semi-deponents, fieri, participles/infinitives of posteriority, gerund and gerundive, irregular verbs, pronouns.

Study emphasis ~24%

Syntax: Satzlehre

AcI, NcI, Ablativus absolutus, consecutio temporum, gerund/gerundive constructions, oratio obliqua, conditionals.

Study emphasis ~22%

Textarbeit und Übersetzung

Short Originaltexte from Cicero, Caesar, Vergil, Ovid, Seneca, Catullus, Horace, Sallust, Livy, Tacitus and Pliny — translation and construction analysis.

Study emphasis ~20%

Kulturkunde und Literaturanalyse

Welterfahrung und -deutung; Roman values; rhetoric; exile literature; Vergil; Stoa/Epicureanism; myth across Republic–Empire.

Study emphasis ~6%

Stilistik und Metrik

Stilmittel (Anapher, Chiasmus, Parallelismus, Alliteration, Ironie) and Versmaße (Hexameter, elegisches Distichon).

Preparing for the Saxony Abitur Latin Exam

What You Need to Know

Passing score: Subject performance is reported on the 0–15 Punkte scale (Note 1 = 15–13 Punkte, Note 6 = 0 Punkte), derived from Bewertungseinheiten on the 90-BE-Skala for alte Fremdsprachen Leistungskurs Latein/Griechisch. The Gesamtqualifikation requires sufficient Punkte in Block I (max 600) and Block II (max 300) under Saxon Oberstufen rules (SOGYA / VwV Durchführung Oberstufe und Abiturprüfung). The 900-point maximum is converted to the Abitur-Durchschnittsnote via the national KMK table.
Assessment: Official written Sachsen Abitur examination in Latein (subject exam — distinct from the Latinum Ergänzungsprüfung). Prüfungsteil A Interpretation (Textanalyse up to 20 BE, Hintergrund zu Text/Autor/Werk up to 15 BE, Vergleichsmaterial up to 10 BE) and Prüfungsteil B Übersetzung (up to 45 BE, of which up to 5 BE reward especially successful solutions and equivalence of effect), scored on the 90-BE-Skala. Content Schwerpunkt: Welterfahrung und -deutung in der Literatur der republikanischen und der augusteischen Zeit und der Kaiserzeit. This 100-question bank is an English-language MCQ study adaptation only — it does not reproduce the German-language translation-and-interpretation format.
Time limit: 270 minutes Arbeitszeit for Latein under VwV Abiturprüfung 2026 (same band as Griechisch). In 2026 the written Latein date is Thursday 30 April 2026, with a Nachtermin on Wednesday 27 May 2026.
Exam / certification fees: No exam fee for regular enrolled school candidates; the Abitur is a state school examination in Sachsen. External and Nichtschüler routes are handled under Saxon school authority rules and do not carry a published Latein-specific fee. Official sources

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Saxony Abitur Latin: Suggested Study Strategy

1Practise translating unseen Latin passages of roughly 150–180 words into accurate, idiomatic German — the exam awards Übersetzung BE for both correctness and equivalence of effect.

2Drill Formenlehre until endings are automatic: deponents, fieri, gerund/gerundive and participles of posteriority recur in every Republican–Imperial prose and verse text.

3Build a syntax toolkit you can name instantly: AcI, Ablativus absolutus, consecutio temporum and oratio obliqua unlock Interpretation as well as Übersetzung.

4Review Lehrplan Wahlthemen that feed the VwV Schwerpunkt — Cicero rhetoric, Vergil, Exilliteratur (Cicero, Ovid, Seneca), Roman Wertbegriffe and Mythos as Weltdeutung.

5When working with Vergleichsmaterial, practise stating shared motifs and contrasts between the Haupttext and the comparison text — that skill is scored separately (up to 10 BE).

6Do not prepare as if this were the Latinum Ergänzungsprüfung: different date, different task mix (Interpretation + Übersetzung vs. Latinum’s distinct Ergänzungsprüfung structure).

Frequently Asked Questions

Is the official Sachsen Latein Abitur exam multiple-choice?

No. The official written paper is a German-language Klausur: candidates interpret a Latin Originaltext with Vergleichsmaterial and translate a designated extract into German. This bank is an English-language MCQ study adaptation for grammar, translation judgment and content knowledge — not a simulation of the official format.

How is Latein different from the Latinum Ergänzungsprüfung in Sachsen?

Latein as an Abiturprüfungsfach (this exam) combines Interpretation (~200 words) and Übersetzung (~170 words) in 270 minutes under the alte-Fremdsprachen Leistungskurs rules, with a 2026 date of 30 April. The Latinum Ergänzungsprüfung is a separate credential (written + oral), with a different text profile (~180 words translation-focused in the written part) and a different 2026 date (17 April). Do not treat them as interchangeable.

Which content does the exam cover?

VwV Abiturprüfung 2026 names Welterfahrung und -deutung in der Literatur der republikanischen und der augusteischen Zeit und der Kaiserzeit as the Schwerpunkt, with antike or nachantike Vergleichstexte. The Lehrplan Gymnasium Latein builds the linguistic and literary competencies (Cicero rhetoric, Catullus, Vergil, exile literature, Roman values, myth, philosophy) that feed that exam.

How long is the written exam?

270 minutes Arbeitszeit for Latein (VwV Abiturprüfung 2026), the same band as Griechisch — shorter than the 285-minute band used for modern Fremdsprachen schriftlicher Prüfungsteil.

Which Hilfsmittel are allowed?

VwV Abiturprüfung 2026 lists specific bilingual Latin–German dictionaries for Latein, including named Langenscheidt, Pons and Stowasser editions (print or closed electronic systems without network access). Confirm the current year's list with your school before exam day.

When is the exam held in 2026?

Per the SMK Terminübersicht for 2026, written Latein is Thursday 30 April 2026 (shared with Englisch, Russisch, Spanisch, Polnisch, Tschechisch, Italienisch and Griechisch), with a Nachtermin on Wednesday 27 May 2026.

Is there an exam fee?

No. The Abitur is a state school examination in Sachsen and regular enrolled school candidates pay no fee. Nichtschüler and second-chance routes are administered under Saxon school authority rules and have no published Latein-specific fee.