n00b translation, need help

abcdefg · Post by **abcdefg** » Wed Apr 13, 2005 12:17 pm

some translation exercise from BLD "Latin for beginners" AR5
english to latin. are my translation correct?

E1: Wicked slave, who's your friend?
L1: Male serve, quis est amicus tuus?

E2: Why does he not praise Galba, your master?
L2: Cur Galbam dominum tuum is non parat?

Dingbats · Post by **Dingbats** » Wed Apr 13, 2005 2:50 pm

Looks good to me, except I'd leave out the "is" in the 2nd sentence.

Deses · Post by **Deses** » Wed Apr 13, 2005 3:01 pm

abcdefg wrote: E2: Why does he not praise Galba, your master?
L2: Cur Galbam dominum tuum is non parat?

Why parat? I am not aware of this word in this sense. Laudo would not be unnatural.

abcdefg · Post by **abcdefg** » Wed Apr 13, 2005 11:55 pm

@Dingbats
English way of thinking must be still affecting me
@Deses

I mistake parat for laudo

Thanks for your help

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n00b translation, need help

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