In Pensa of LLPSI (II) Orberg has:
Romulus rex belli studiosus erat, neque eum pudebat casae suae pauperis.
...and he was not ashamed of his poor house.
Why 'eum' (acc.)? What it doing in this sentence? ...
What's 'eum' doing in this sentence?
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Anthony Appleyard
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Re: What's 'eum' doing in this sentence?
"pudet" is an impersonal verb: "pudet X-em" = "it makes X ashamed" = "X is ashamed".pmda wrote:In Pensa of LLPSI (II) Orberg has:
Romulus rex belli studiosus erat, neque eum pudebat casae suae pauperis.
...and he was not ashamed of his poor house.
Why 'eum' (acc.)? What it doing in this sentence? ...
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Re: What's 'eum' doing in this sentence?
Anthony, thanks. I have made same mistake before with this word. Mea culpa.