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Translate this sentence and identify the grammatical construction being used in the second clause: mox Aeneas e castris Troianorum discedere constituit ut auxilium ab Evandro peteret

Translation: Soon Aeneas decided to leave from the camp of Troy in order to seek help from Evander.
Grammatical construction: purpose clause, 'ut auxilium ab Evandro peteret'.This can be identified b...

Answered by Madeleine M. • Latin tutor

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What are the other uses of the accusative case?

The accusative case may also be used with verbs implying 'motion towards'. So for example if I was running towards the house, the house would be placed in the accusative. In this scenario, it is ...

Answered by Lucy P. • Latin tutor

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Translate the following sentences into Latin : the girls were walking to the forum, the slave carries the master in the garden

The main thing to do when translating sentences is identifying what is the nominative ( subject), the accusative (object) and the verb. In the 1st sentence we can tell the girls, it is also important to r...

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'illo tempore, urbs Roma a Gallis oppugnabatur' (line 1). What was happening at that time?

The city, Rome, was being attacked by the Gauls.oppugnabatur is passive and imperfect.urbs Roma is the subject in nominative

Answered by Tiffany B. • Latin tutor

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How do I translate the purpose clause from Latin into English?

In latin, a purpose clause is formed by using the word 'ut' followed by a subjunctive. A purpose clause indicates the reason behind an action taking place. Therefore, the...

Answered by Zarifah N. • Latin tutor

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