Can someone give me sentences to translate? I need practice.
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"The academy" and gradibus are now correct; but please read my last post again, because there are some things that I mentioned which you've left uncorrected.
Componentes doesn't agree with what it should. What do you think "putting" should agree with? Who does it refer to?
I'm sorry, there's one more mistake here that I forgot to mention in my last post for some reason (though I had seen it): Athenis is in the wrong case.
Also, do mark Cinefactus's post.
si dilgenter studueris, multa disces et valde doctus fies... ego epistolam scribam ad amicum meum qui in Academia scholas habet
If you study diligently, you will, learn many things and you will become very learned. I will write a letter to my friend who has a school in the academy.
Standing on the steps of the temple, he caught sight of a great procession, proceeding into the forum
stans in gradibus templi, conspexit magnum pompam procendentem in forum
He found father putting together things. He said 'we'll go to the port and look for a ship which will bear you to greece.
invenit patrem conponentem res. ibimus inquit ad portum et petemus navem quae feret te ad graeciam
When you will have arrived to athens, hand over this letter to Theomnestus, he will recieve you kindly and look after your studies. The gods will protect you.
Ubi adveneris athenas trades hanc epistolam theomnesto accipiet te benigne et curabit tua studia. Dei servabunt te.
If you study diligently, you will, learn many things and you will become very learned. I will write a letter to my friend who has a school in the academy.
Standing on the steps of the temple, he caught sight of a great procession, proceeding into the forum
stans in gradibus templi, conspexit magnum pompam procendentem in forum
He found father putting together things. He said 'we'll go to the port and look for a ship which will bear you to greece.
invenit patrem conponentem res. ibimus inquit ad portum et petemus navem quae feret te ad graeciam
When you will have arrived to athens, hand over this letter to Theomnestus, he will recieve you kindly and look after your studies. The gods will protect you.
Ubi adveneris athenas trades hanc epistolam theomnesto accipiet te benigne et curabit tua studia. Dei servabunt te.
This, too:
si dilgenter studueris, multa disces et valde doctus fies... ego epistolam scribam ad amicum meum qui in Academia scholas habet
If you study diligently, you will, learn many things and you will become very learned. I will write a letter to my friend who has a school in the academy.
Standing on the steps of the temple, he caught sight of a great procession, proceeding into the forum
stans in gradibus templi, conspexit magnam pompam procendentem in forum
He found father putting together things. He said 'we'll go to the port and look for a ship which will bear you to greece.
invenit patrem conponentem res. ibimus inquit ad portum et petemus navem quae feret te ad graeciam
When you will have arrived to athens, hand over this letter to Theomnestus, he will recieve you kindly and look after your studies. The gods will protect you.
Ubi adveneris athenas trade hanc epistolam theomnesto accipiet te benigne et curabit tua studia. Dei servabunt te.
Also, in latin, would you say "I am pleased by the cow" or "The cow pleases me"
([cum] vacca placeo) or (vacca mihi placet)?
"vacca mihi placet".
Although, "vacca placeo", with or without the "cum", does not mean "I am pleased by the cow". "vacca placeo" would either (depending on whether the "a" in vacca is long) mean "I, a cow, please (someone)", or "I please (someone) by means of a cow".
Since "placeo" takes the dative, the construction that is equivalent to "I am pleased" is really awkward (it would theoretically be something like "a vacca mihi placetur", but I doubt that's attested anywhere, because it's really weird). So never use this, just say "vacca mihi placet."
Yep, really weird. I don't think it's attested, either.
I'd like to be a part of this; however, I'm accustomed to most, if not all, of Latin grammar at this point. Should I create a new thread?
Yes, probably best, since your sentences will be at a higher level than Seamus'.
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No. As I said above, you never say "who were pleased by the elephants".
And "quo elephantis placuerunt" does not in any way mean "who were pleased by the elephants".
Review our whole conversation above regarding the use of "placere".
One little thing is that "Zama", being the name of a city/town, does not take some prepositions:
Romae: "at Rome", (NOT "in Roma")
Romam: "to Rome", (NOT "ad Romam")
Romā: "from Rome", (NOT "ab Roma")
So Zama is constructed the same way.
I meant "which" to go with "Zama".
"castra" is indeed neuter plural, so you have it correct.
"ponuerant" is not correctly formed. (wrong stem)
And "quo elephantis placuerunt" does not in any way mean "who were pleased by the elephants".
Review our whole conversation above regarding the use of "placere".
One little thing is that "Zama", being the name of a city/town, does not take some prepositions:
Romae: "at Rome", (NOT "in Roma")
Romam: "to Rome", (NOT "ad Romam")
Romā: "from Rome", (NOT "ab Roma")
So Zama is constructed the same way.
I meant "which" to go with "Zama".
"castra" is indeed neuter plural, so you have it correct.
"ponuerant" is not correctly formed. (wrong stem)
This is still not correct. Placere takes the dative (if it can help, think about it as "to be pleasing to someone").
Also, it's more likely that they liked elephants habitually, so placuerunt isn't in the most likely tense.