In the exercises a sentence read that "We seek advice from the leader" (paraphrased).
I wrote:
Consilium ex duce quaesimus.
The answer was:
Consilium ab duce quaesimus.
I understand 'ab' to mean 'away from', as moving away from.
Advice should come 'out of' the leader, 'from within'. Right?
Thanks
PS Wheelock's answer key should be revised.
Ex vs Ab
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Re: Ex vs Ab
ab can mean simply "from", as can ex, but I am more inclined to relate ex with "out of". ex is really a more violent concept, expressing that the motion begins within one thing and goes elsewhere. ab expresses motion originating from a source, in a more vague sense (could be within the source or from its periphery), and going elsewhere.elduce wrote:In the exercises a sentence read that "We seek advice from the leader" (paraphrased).
I wrote:
Consilium ex duce quaesimus.
The answer was:
Consilium ab duce quaesimus.
I understand 'ab' to mean 'away from', as moving away from.
Advice should come 'out of' the leader, 'from within'. Right?
In what way? It was just updated last week.PS Wheelock's answer key should be revised.
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The more important point I meant to mention is that quaero can express the person from whom something is asked with either ab or ex, and even de. Also, I assume you mean quaerimus, not quaesimus. quaeso, -ere is actually the original form, hence the S in the perfect and supine stems, but this verb is defective.
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