User Guide¶
Welcome to the LinguaMorpha User Guide. Use the navigation on the left to explore each section of the app.
The guide is organised first by app-wide screens (main screen, settings, self study), then by language module — Latin and Spanish — each with their own set of detail pages.
What's in this guide¶
- LinguaMorpha (Main Screen) — Your starting point. A quick tour of the home screen and how to navigate the app.
- Settings — Global app preferences: interface language, native language, speech, session size, dictionary services, and data management.
- Self Study — Choose what to study within whichever module you're in.
Latin¶
- Latin Coach — Overview of the Latin module and its Setup / Study / Test pipelines.
- Declensions — All five declensions; pick a pool, study paradigms, drill production and recognition.
- Adjectives — All five patterns, comparative and superlative, plus the Concordance Drill (the unique drill no other consumer iOS Latin app implements).
- Verbs — All five conjugations, every classical tense / mood / voice.
- Sentence Parser — Paste any Latin sentence and get every word parsed.
- Macrons — How macron-accurate checking works and how to type macrons on iOS.
Spanish¶
- Verbs Coach — Deep-dive into Spanish verbs with dedicated setup, study, and test modes.
- Nouns Coach — Practise gender, plurals, and alternate-gender pairs.
- Phrases — Set phrases and common Spanish expressions (greetings, time, social formulas).
- Words — Single-word vocabulary that isn't a verb or noun: adjectives, adverbs, prepositions, numbers.
Across modules¶
- Guided Grammar Lessons — Structured curriculum mode if you'd rather the app decide what to study next (arriving v1.3).
Verbs Coach at a glance¶
The Verbs Coach has three areas:
Setup — Choose which verbs and tenses to work on before you start.
- Selecting Verbs — Filter by CEFR level, frequency, topic, or verb group.
- Selecting Tenses — Toggle individual tenses on or off.
Study — Learn at your own pace with reference material.
- Conjugation Tables — Full tables for every verb, irregular forms colour-coded.
- Word Meanings — Browse Spanish ↔ your language translations.
Tests — Put your knowledge to the test.
- Conjugation Drill — Type or pick the correct conjugated form.
- Word Meanings Flashcard — Flip cards to reveal translations.
- Recognition — See a conjugated form; identify verb, tense, and person.
- Gerund (Gerundio) — Recall the gerund form of each verb.
- Past Participle — Recall the past participle of each verb.
- Preterite (Indefinido) — Recall the yo and él indefinido forms.
Nouns Coach at a glance¶
The Nouns Coach has the same Setup / Study / Test layout.
Setup — Select Nouns by CEFR level, frequency, and topic.
Study — Reference material:
- Meaning Study — searchable list with translations.
- Alternate Gender Explained — nouns whose meaning changes with el / la.
- Noun Gender Rules — patterns for predicting gender from the ending.
- Plural Formation — the -s / -es / -ces rules and accent shifts.
Tests — Active practice:
- Meaning Test — flashcards for noun ↔ translation.
- Pick the Correct Article — el or la?
- Singular / Plural — produce the plural form.
- Alternate Gender Pairs — drill nouns that change meaning with the article.
Phrases at a glance¶
Set phrases and multi-word expressions: Select Phrases your set, Browse Phrases for reference, then Phrase Meanings flashcards in either direction.
Words at a glance¶
Single-word vocabulary that isn't a verb or noun: Select Words your set, Browse Words, then Word Meanings flashcards in either direction.