Latin

[Qbe]

Originally posted by Kaz: quote: Originally posted by Rikard_OHF: Lauda in illo quod nec eripi potest nec dari quod propium hominis est

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Is this right? I've yet to get it into a comprehensible sentence, but I have no idea what a subjunction is! don't have Latin long enough yet I guess.[/QUOTE]That's Seneca, if I remember correctly from Latin 3 (long ago). I'll toss some grammar your way, hopefully without giving away the translation.

• illo -- correct analysis, though not necessarily "jener" in the sense of "the former"; a fair gloss is "that"
• quod -- you're right, it's from qui, quae, quod; "which". Both times.
• nec...nec -- if you see one nec, look for another. It's a popular correlative: "neither. . . nor"
• eripi -- passive infinitive, like dari
• proprium -- neuter accusative, I think, with quod.
  

I hope that helps!

[ 04-24-2002, 03:45 PM: Message edited by: Qbe ]

[Bahamut]

And I quote from Demolition Man:

"Carnes de ratas!!!" (sorry if spelled incorrectly)