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Double (identical) subject
What does one call a construction like;
The father works as a physician.
which becomes:
Pater medicus laborat.
Where we have multiple subjects. Now I now "medicus" would be the predicate ...
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Aristotle's Metaphysics - dative as predicate
Aristotle's Metaphysics 981a19-20:
ο? γ?ρ ?νθρωπον ?γι?ζει ? ?ατρε?ων ?λλ? ? κατ? συμβεβηκ??, ?λλ? Καλλ?αν ? Σωκρ?την ... ? συμβ?βηκεν ?νθρ?π? ε?ναι.
My translation:
For the doctor doesn’t cure a ...
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ad obsidionem urbis vs. ad obsidendam urbem
I was wondering to what extent the two Prepositional Phrases (PPs) in the title of the present question can be taken as functionally equivalent. Consider the following text about Caesar's siege of ...
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How many types of so-called “predicative Gerundives” can be differentiated in Latin?
In many textbooks of Latin grammar it is often noted that Gerundives can be used predicatively in agreement with the direct object of transitive verbs such as do, trado, mitto, peto, curo, relinquo, ...
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Why can’t we wipe the slate clean in Latin?
After reading Luchonachos’ previous post, whose Latin text contains an adjectival resultative predicate (claudus effectus est ‘he became lame’), the following question came to my mind:
Why is it the ...
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Why is there no predicate in "in vino veritas"?
The latin aphorism, penned by Alcaeus of Mytilene,
in vino veritas
does not contain any predicate. I assume that esse is implied but I haven't come across any other aphorisms leaving out verbs.
Is ...
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Who do I match numerically when using the possessive dative?
When using the dative of a noun in combination with a form of the verb esse to indicate possession, should the verb be in the same number as the subject or as the predicate noun(s) when there is a ...
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What gender should a predicate adjective be to agree with a series of things with different genders?
I'd like the translate the following sentence into Latin:
Pompeii, Rome, and Herculaneum are visited by the boys.
However, since these three cities have different genders, I'm struggling to choose ...
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