Ego nolo esse deus.
I saw this sentence in Familia Mala: Saturns et Iuppiter and was confused why deus was not in the accusative.
Ego nolo esse deus
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Re: Ego nolo esse deus
As this nifty little comparative syntax explains, if the subject of a prolative infinitive (an infinitive that carries on the meaning of indeterminate verb) is the subject also of the main verb, the predicate is usually nominative.
A Parallel Of Greek And Latin Syntax 179 p. 57
A Parallel Of Greek And Latin Syntax 179 p. 57
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Re: Ego nolo esse deus
How is it the subject of the main verb?
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The subject of nōlō is the same as that of esse, i.e. ego.
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Re: Ego nolo esse deus
I think I get it now. Thanks