The usage of a verb in the reading materials
Posted: Wed Feb 15, 2006 2:58 pm
Salvete,omnes
I was trying to read the materials in the textbook with the aid of the Latin English Vocabulary,and when I was in the story of Hercules killing the lion, I got some problem in understanding:
"Eurytheus,qui perterrebatur vi et corpore ingenti Herculis et eum OCCIDI studebat"
I guess the uppercase word is in present passive infinitive,my question is why isn't it active instead,ie,OCCIDERE?
VALEATIS!!
RVNICVS
I was trying to read the materials in the textbook with the aid of the Latin English Vocabulary,and when I was in the story of Hercules killing the lion, I got some problem in understanding:
"Eurytheus,qui perterrebatur vi et corpore ingenti Herculis et eum OCCIDI studebat"
I guess the uppercase word is in present passive infinitive,my question is why isn't it active instead,ie,OCCIDERE?
VALEATIS!!
RVNICVS