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elduce · Post by **elduce** » Fri Dec 16, 2005 2:29 pm

How did the Romans say that something was "going to" occur? such as "I'm going to leave." Abiturus sum?

Gratias

Lucus Eques · Post by **Lucus Eques** » Sat Dec 17, 2005 12:12 am

Exactly.

The future infinitive is used. Macte, amice.

Aue Caesar! Morituri te salutamus!

elduce · Post by **elduce** » Sat Dec 17, 2005 2:50 pm

Luce,
Cito responsisti; cito gratias ago.

Pax

Lucus Eques · Post by **Lucus Eques** » Sat Dec 17, 2005 5:26 pm

Ac cito et benigne accipio.

Pax fiat uisque

fierywrath · Post by **fierywrath** » Fri Dec 23, 2005 6:43 am

Lucus Eques wrote:Exactly. The future infinitive is used. Macte, amice.

Aue Caesar! Morituri te salutamus!

have you learned future periphrastic or active periphrastic because future infinitive doesnt mean im going to leave

bellum paxque · Post by **bellum paxque** » Fri Dec 23, 2005 2:54 pm

fierywrath is technically correct. The future infinitive, after all, would be abiturus esse. In your Ave Caesar quote*, Luce, we have a future active participle; with a form of esse, it is known as the active periphrastic (at least according to M&F).

Still, there's more to Latin than terms.

*ego autem "Ave Maria" preferens

Lucus Eques · Post by **Lucus Eques** » Fri Dec 23, 2005 3:17 pm

Ah! indeed. I am admittedly weak on the terminology.