Salvete!
I was wondering if I correctly understand quis in the context of indirect questions.
Here are some examples I have written:
Scio quis veniat. I know who is coming.
Scio cui librum des. I know to whom you are giving the book.
Scio cuius libri sit. I know whose book it is.
Scio quem necaveris. I know whom you killed.
Gratias vobis ago, amici amicaeque!
Quis/quid in indirect questions
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Re: Quis/quid in indirect questions
Unless I'm wrong, you're spot on, Quis ut Deus. Apart from "cuius liber sit".
Nisi equidem fallor, Quis ut Deus, perbonum est, separatim "cuius liber sit".
Nisi equidem fallor, Quis ut Deus, perbonum est, separatim "cuius liber sit".
I'm writing in Latin hoping for correction, and not because I'm confident in how I express myself. Latinè scribo ut ab omnibus corrigar, non quod confidenter me exprimam.
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Re: Quis/quid in indirect questions
Adriane salve!
Thanks for the help as usual. You are a scholar and a gentleman!
Thanks for the help as usual. You are a scholar and a gentleman!
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Re: Quis/quid in indirect questions
...and more besides ...and less. No problem.
...item plus, ...item minus. Libenter.
...item plus, ...item minus. Libenter.
I'm writing in Latin hoping for correction, and not because I'm confident in how I express myself. Latinè scribo ut ab omnibus corrigar, non quod confidenter me exprimam.