sbletap wrote:The hardest one:
9. Timeō nē abeās.
I know every word but have no idea how to put it together to make sense.
Episteme wrote:Please someone correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe that dictu and factu are ablative forms of the supines of the respective verbs (think of Virgil's "Mirabile dictu"). This would be translated literally as "That is easier with respect to the saying than with respect to the doing."
sbletap wrote:I am about take a placement exam that would give me credit for two semesters (intro and level 2) of latin. I'm kind of nervous. I taught myself most of what I know through this site and a couple of other books. I feel like I know nothing, but I've studied for two months. I just wanted someone that has taken college level latin to tell me what they learned in class so I could feel more prepared.
columbula wrote:Ooh, it's not my thread, but I have a question about number 15:
Id facilius est dictū quam factū.
When the verbs are the subject, are they supposed to be in the infinitive? And thus "dicere quam facere"? Or am I applying this rule incorrectly?
Thanks!
Episteme wrote:Please someone correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe that dictu and factu are ablative forms of the supines of the respective verbs (think of Virgil's "Mirabile dictu"). This would be translated literally as "That is easier with respect to the saying than with respect to the doing."
Gregarius wrote:That being said, I must honestly say that I think it is very difficult to skip two full semesters of college language based solely on two months of intensive home study. Memorizing vocabulary and paradigms is but one part of the puzzle. It is one thing to know that "puellis" means "girls", plural ablative (or perhaps dative); another thing entirely to know what those girls are doing in the sentence, and why they are ablative (or dative), where their modifying adjectives are, and perhaps most difficult of all, figure out all the "missing" prepositions and other words.
sbletap wrote:Along with the two months I took two years of high school latin, but I do think this is the biggest problem. I can identify cases by the endings by second nature, and I know that modifers agree in number case and gender. I also know the purpose of each case. I think its the missing words and special rules specific to certain words and their usage that confuse me.
sbletap wrote:Thanks furrykef, but easier sentences would still be much appreciated.
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