Salvete,
concerning Question 5 under Germania:
Multi Germanii in oppidis magnis et in vicis parvis habitant et multi sunt agricolae boni.
Is the second "multi" an instance of an adjective being used as a noun, in this case, meaning "many men" and since the men refers to Germanii, then it multi can stand alone as a noun thus arriving at the translation in your solution key "... and many are good farmers" Is this reasoning correct?
Many thanks,
Thomas
Ex 90 page 38 multi standing for many men ?
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Re: Ex 90 page 38 multi standing for many men ?
That's right. But note that multi could stand as a noun even if a noun like Germanii hadn't already occurred.Thomas3333333 wrote:Is the second "multi" an instance of an adjective being used as a noun, in this case, meaning "many men" and since the men refers to Germanii, then it multi can stand alone as a noun thus arriving at the translation in your solution key "... and many are good farmers" Is this reasoning correct?