I wanted to engrave "You complete me." on my wedding ring in Latin, and I was wondering how you properly say it. I found "Tu me completas." in Yahoo Answers, but it sounds like Spanish, so if you could help me figure it out, I would appreciate it. Thank you.
Love You complete me.
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Oh, one more thing. If I remember correctly, Latin is a gender specific language, so Is the phrase different when a man says it to a woman vs. a woman to a man?
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I will give Me imples.
I will give Me imples.
Sounds a bit more like "you fill me" imho, which may not be out of context when it comes to marriage I guess but it's not what OP asked.
Lol.
What about "Me comples"? How does that sound to you?
Oh. For some reason, I was "ignoring" your messages, and I didn't see the description. Sorry.
Hmm. That could mean "fill" as well, but it's probably a better choice.
Or perhaps expleo.
Thank you. So, how does "Me expleo" sound? I mean I do not have enough knowledge/experiences to get the nuances of each, so which one is the best choice? or is there any other Latin expression whose meaning is the closest?
If you were going to use explain, it would be "Me exples".
To be honest, the verb pleo, which is in explain, complex, and impleo, could mean both "I fill" and "I fulfill", so I don't think Me comples is bad.
The Vulgate (Latin Bible) uses pleo to mean "complete" at Colossians 2:10:
et estis in illo repleti, with "repleti" being a form of the verb repleo.
I wonder if some "me integrum facis" and "me integram facis" , depending on the wearer, would sound good enough.
Sounds fine to me.
as alternative (tu) mihi cumulum affers - you make me complete
Thank you for your suggestions. To sum up,
Me comples
Me imples
Me exples
are all not-so-bad choices?
I appreciate your suggestions. What do "me integrum facis" or "me integram facis" mean? and how are they different?
Thank you. I like this one as well.
Is the expression different when a man says it to a woman than when a woman to a man?
me integrum facis - when a man says it to a woman
me intergram facis - when woman says it to a man
(tu) mihi cumulum affers - can be used by a man or a woman
I would advise caution, these verbs refer more to "fill up" rather than "to complete"
"Me integrum facis" means "you make me complete" and it implies that the one who says it is a male. "Me integram facis" means the same but implies that the one who says it is a female.
Thank you! It's clear now.
Thank you! For curiosity, what determines the gender of the expression? Yes, I'm a newbie here...
in the sentence "me integrum / integram facis" ; "gender of expression" is determined by [termination/ suffix] of accusative case of adjective integer;
integr|um - singular, masculine, accusative
integr|am - singular, feminine, accusative