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going to
Posted: Fri Dec 16, 2005 2:29 pm
by elduce
How did the Romans say that something was "going to" occur? such as "I'm going to leave." Abiturus sum?
Gratias
Posted: Sat Dec 17, 2005 12:12 am
by Lucus Eques
Exactly.
The future infinitive is used. Macte, amice.
Aue Caesar! Morituri te salutamus!
Posted: Sat Dec 17, 2005 2:50 pm
by elduce
Luce,
Cito responsisti; cito gratias ago.
Pax
Posted: Sat Dec 17, 2005 5:26 pm
by Lucus Eques
Ac cito et benigne accipio.
Pax fiat uisque
Posted: Fri Dec 23, 2005 6:43 am
by fierywrath
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
Posted: Fri Dec 23, 2005 2:54 pm
by bellum paxque
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
Posted: Fri Dec 23, 2005 3:17 pm
by Lucus Eques
Ah! indeed. I am admittedly weak on the terminology.