‘Unsure about ‘quod’ and case of ‘maritus’ LLPSI, XXX, all 126,127,128,129.

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Salvete.

I apologise for seeking assistance again and that so soon. I’m reading the following sentence in LLPSI.

Statim Cornelius “Sane optimum” inquit “vinum est tuum, etiam melius quam Falernum”, itemque Fabia “Sane ita est” inquit, nam ea omnibus de rebus idem sentit quod maritus.

I’m clear about what Cornelius and Fabia are saying. In truth I feel little doubt about the meaning of the whole sentence BUT I’m trying to follow all the grammar. The word ‘quod’ has me a bit puzzled. Is it a conjunction meaning ‘as far as’? The next word ‘maritus’ I find myself wondering why it’s in the same case as ‘ea’ (assuming they mean ‘the husband’ and ‘her’)?

I feel somewhat shaken to find myself in such a moras of doubt at this stage and would very much appreciate any pointers which might facilitate my understanding quite what is going on.

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“she feels the same as her husband,” more literally “she feels the same thing which her husband (feels).” quod is the relative pronoun, neut.acc.sing.

Similarly “I have the same friends as you” would be “ego eosdem habeo amicos quos tu."

3

Thanks. I can move on comfortably now that I see that ‘maritus’ is the subject of ‘sentit’.

I have also noticed that I of course should have said ‘she’ rather than ‘her’. Mea culpa.

4

It’s ea that’s the subject of sentit. Maritus is the subject of an understood sentit in the relative clause; the verb is not actually expressed. Cf. quos tu [habes] in my made-up sentence.

5

Thanks.