In LLPSI Cap XXXVII Orberg Scripsit:
Aeneas autem per tenebras errans coniugem suam quaerebat; quin etiam clamare ausus est maestusque 'Creusam' iterum iterumque vocavit. Quod cum diu nequiquam fecisset, imago atque umbra ipsius Creusae viro stupenti apparet et his dictis eum consolatur: "Quid iuvat me lugere, o dulcis coniunx?"
What's the meaning of 'Quod'? Does the sentence mean: 'Which when after a long time trying in vain.' ? Is 'Quod' a neuter pronoun referring to the 'thing' he's trying to accomplish - i.e. find his wife..?
Quod cum...fecisset,
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Re: Quod cum...fecisset,
Yes, it's the neuter pronoun, "which thing".
Ut dicis, pronomen neutrum.
Ut dicis, pronomen neutrum.
I'm writing in Latin hoping for correction, and not because I'm confident in how I express myself. Latinè scribo ut ab omnibus corrigar, non quod confidenter me exprimam.
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Re: Quod cum...fecisset,
Gratias tibi ago Adriane.