Latin Translation

eediot

<div class="IPBDescription">Eep, cant find these words anywhere</div> This stupid book [latin oxford course part 2] doesnt have all the words it uses, and ive already tried google [to no success]

what are the following words/phrases in english:

fuerat
inibat
ederat
fuit

Iter quod quintus inibat longum et difficle fuit.

i can guess, but ive got my yearlies tomorrow [latin, maths, and commerce all in one day.. WTH] and i want to know for sure

thank you

uranium_235

Fuerat is 'to exist'.

inibat can be 'enter' as in 'to enter a contest', or 'begin', something like that.

ederat is 'to eat' or 'destroy'

fuit is the same as fuerat.

Smoke_Nova

Quintus?

Hmm...I don't remember that exact phrase, so you must be on something like unit 25 or up.

Fuerat and fuit are To be, same as sum, esse, es. Just with weird participles.

inibat = past tense of ineo. He was undertaking.

Ederat = consume


This is the website I used <a href='http://www.nd.edu/~archives/latin.htm' target='_blank'>Latin Dictionary/Translator</a>


I'm gonna take a shot @ it, from what I remember:
Because the journey Quintus was to be undertaking is long and difficult (My translation, with no notes)

Journey because Quintus he was undertaking long and difficult to be (literal translation)

uranium_235

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Because the journey Quintus was to be undertaking is long and difficult (My translation, with no notes)

Journey because Quintus he was undertaking long and difficult to be (literal translation) <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
That's what I came up with too. (Quintus I didn't know about... but I guess it's a name <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'><!--endemo-->)

eediot

chapters 27, 28, 29 on the test

quintus is a name

thank you for the help and the link

im still looking around for 'dative' and 'ablative' explanations, ive forgotten, because i am very much a 'educated guess from the context and significant words' kind of guy <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif'><!--endemo-->

Smoke_Nova

Quintus is the son of Caecilius, a patrician from the city of Pompeii who died when Vesuvius erupted. Quintus and Clemens escaped. Clemens and Quintus went to Alexandria where Quintus used his Roman money to set Clemens up in a shop and we find this all out while Clemens sits and eats with King Cogidubnus, leaders of the Regneses tribe in Roman England. Salvius tries to betray Cogidubnus by using the military, but because of Quintus he survives and...I rememeber it all...someone shoot me, now!

Smoke_Nova

Dat and Abl...if I hadn't burned my notebooks...I'd post the chart thingy.

All I can remember really is

Bam bas bat, bamus batis bant
I isti it, imus istis erunt

eediot

i know what the extensions are

i just dont know what they mean -_- and how they're used in senstences etc

hehe -_-

uranium_235

And you have this test... WHEN?

eediot

tomorrow, first period

tee hee <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo-->

Tequila

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My word! Do all Latin courses feature Quintus and his beggar family?

That brings back the memories, I thankfully dropped Latin 4 years ago <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'><!--endemo-->

Smoke_Nova

any Latin courses using the Cambridge Latin books do...so yes, yes they do.

The best part about Latin I was when the teacher had a very attractive girl read, "Melissa pleases Caecilius."

Now normally I wouldn't laugh, but the way she said it, in a slightly erotic lisp...everyone was staring and laughing.

zooby

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you are owned!

yea, if ya don't know the conjugations HOW do you understand it?

fuerat is the perfect past "He had been"
inibat looks like the the imperfect "He was going in"
ederat "He had eaten" (perfect past)
and fuit "He went" (perfect)

Necrosis

Titus Cogidubnus defictus est.




Man, you'll get nowhere in latin if you don't learn all the cases.

<a href='http://omega.cohums.ohio-state.edu/latin/grammar/latin_cases_basic.htm' target='_blank'>http://omega.cohums.ohio-state.edu/latin/g...cases_basic.htm</a>

Used that and a lot of other sites as a refresher. Bit late for you now, but it'll come in handy someday.

Transmission

It was so sad when Caecilius died in his house. Poor Cerberus, such a good dog. <!--emo&:(--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/sad.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='sad.gif'><!--endemo-->

eediot

thanks, i bookmarked it. ill use it later when i next need it heheh

i got CANED in the test. yearlies, darnit. i also failed my english, maths, commerce, and im not even STUDYING for my science or history, and i havent paid attention all year.

im hoping i might scrape through by my excellent drama marks [<!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo-->] and the fact that im a model student [attitude wise]

lets just wait for the reports and see, eh? but if i go missing in a few weeks, BE VERY SUSPICIOUS OF MY PARENTS. Eeeek.]

Also, they die?!?! thanks a LOT. i havent come up to the end of book yet <!--emo&:(--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/sad.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='sad.gif'><!--endemo--> i mean, course. whatever.

also, the dogs name is argus... ?

Smoke_Nova

Umm, Cereburus is the name of Caecilius's dog, which dies in the fire in Pompeii.

Argus is Cogidubnus's or Salvius's I think.

poor eediot.

eediot

er :|

strange

ah well

edit: and yes, my parents are gonna kill me for the reports... haha. argh

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and its not like i didnt study, either! <!--emo&:(--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/sad.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='sad.gif'><!--endemo-->