In Orberg's LLPSI he has:
Nautae multum aquae e nave hauriunt, sed navis nimis gravis est propter merces.
I don't understand why he has 'aquae' surely he should have accusative case: 'aquam'?
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Re: Aquae
"Multum" is the object of "hauriunt"; "aquae" is a genitive (a particular type of genitive called the Partitive Genitive).
We might render "multum aquae hauriunt" as "they drain much of the water".
We might render "multum aquae hauriunt" as "they drain much of the water".
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Re: Aquae
Hi pmda,
multum aquae = much of water / a lot of water
Otherwise multum would have to have been multam.
multum aquae = much of water / a lot of water
Otherwise multum would have to have been multam.
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