Are the two interchangeable?
For example, can I say "i cum matre tua" and "vade cum matre tua?"
How about "In llam urbem it" vs. "In illam urbem vadit."
Also, the famous phrase "Quo vadis?"
Could we substitute "vadis" for "is" as in "Quo is?"
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Simple question about 'vadere' and 'ire'
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Re: Simple question about 'vadere' and 'ire'
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If there were a race, "vado" would win. In other circumstances they're synonyms, several dictionaries say.
Si cursus sit, "vado" vincat. Aliis in locis, secundùm complura dictionaria, sunt synonyma.
If there were a race, "vado" would win. In other circumstances they're synonyms, several dictionaries say.
Si cursus sit, "vado" vincat. Aliis in locis, secundùm complura dictionaria, sunt synonyma.
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Re: Simple question about 'vadere' and 'ire'
I got it. Thanks a lot.
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Re: Simple question about 'vadere' and 'ire'
"Vadere" has connotations "ire" does not, such as rushing, hurrying, etc.
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Re: Simple question about 'vadere' and 'ire'
I would say the basic distinction is that vado means originally to go with purpose, and you can tell how close they are in meaning by the fact that they merged in the Romance languages. Also, vado is a lot rarer than eo in classical Latin (I've almost never seen it outside of poetry).
flebile nescio quid queritur lyra, flebile lingua murmurat exanimis, respondent flebile ripae