Quomodo haec res dicere?

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Quis ut Deus
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Quomodo haec res dicere?

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Salvete amici amicaeque!

Quomodo latine "The primary industry of the city is agriculture" dicere possum?

Id scripsi:

"Negotium maior urbis agri cultura est."

Et quomodo "The city is also famous for its strawberry and cattle industries as well" dicere?

Scripsi:

"Urbs etiam nota est ob res fragariae et pecoris"

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Re: Quomodo haec res dicere?

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I can't actually answer your questions, but I do have a small correction:
Quis ut Deus wrote:"Negotium maior urbis agri cultura est."
"Maior" doesn't agree in gender with "negotium". The correct form is "maius".
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Re: Quomodo haec res dicere?

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I would translate thus, for what it' s worth: // Ità vertam, quod forsit tanti non est:
"Agricultura est negotium urbis praecipuum. Amplissima quoquè est urbs ob culturam et arbuti (seu fragorum) et pecorum (seu negotium pecuarium)."


But note that it is better to say not "also...as well/quoque...et...et" but "in particular/seorsim", since the strawberry and cattle industries are themselves agricultural.
Cum culturae fragorum et pecorum in agriculturâ includantur, "seorsim" non "quoque" ut adverbium praeferendum est.
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Re: Quomodo haec res dicere?

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Gratias vobis ago, Adriane et Furry!

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