going to

elduce · December 16, 2005, 2:29pm

How did the Romans say that something was “going to” occur? such as “I’m going to leave.” Abiturus sum?

Gratias

Lucus_Eques · December 17, 2005, 12:12am

Exactly. The future infinitive is used. Macte, amice.

Aue Caesar! Morituri te salutamus!

elduce · December 17, 2005, 2:50pm

Luce,
Cito responsisti; cito gratias ago.

Pax

Lucus_Eques · December 17, 2005, 5:26pm

Ac cito et benigne accipio.

Pax fiat uisque

fierywrath · December 23, 2005, 6:43am

have you learned future periphrastic or active periphrastic because future infinitive doesnt mean im going to leave

bellum_paxque · December 23, 2005, 2:54pm

fierywrath is technically correct. The future infinitive, after all, would be abiturus esse. In your Ave Caesar quote*, Luce, we have a future active participle; with a form of esse, it is known as the active periphrastic (at least according to M&F).

Still, there’s more to Latin than terms.

*ego autem “Ave Maria” preferens

Lucus_Eques · December 23, 2005, 3:17pm

Ah! indeed. I am admittedly weak on the terminology.