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lesson 3 - a tense problem

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lesson 3 - a tense problem

Postby Tertius Robertus » Mon Jul 02, 2007 8:33 pm

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Postby Gonzalo » Mon Jul 02, 2007 8:43 pm

Verus enim amor semper tempore tristi elucescit magis. (Philipp Melanchthon: Decl. de studiis Linguæ Græcæ)
Quin age, si quid habes (P. Vergilii Maronis Ecloga III:52)
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Postby Tertius Robertus » Mon Jul 02, 2007 8:45 pm

thanks!
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Re: lesson 3 - a tense problem

Postby modus.irrealis » Mon Jul 02, 2007 10:55 pm

Tertius Robertus wrote:do the greeks distinguish between them at all?

No, in the sense that ειμι has neither aorist nor perfect forms. But there are other verbs like γίγνομαι whose meaning comes close to fuit.
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Postby Tertius Robertus » Mon Jul 02, 2007 11:26 pm

gratias, mode!
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