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Is "fatigando" a Gerund or a Gerundive in this Quote from Sallust?
Firstly, given that "neque aliud" means "nothing else but"; "nothing other than", what is the role of the first "nisi"?
Nihil aliud means “nothing else.” Nisi ...
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How can I express "to make a wish"?
The existing suggestions are probably better, but there is yet another option optare votis with several hits:
stulte, quid haec frustra votis puerilibus optas (Ov.Tr.3.8.11) [Fool! why pray in vain ...
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Why is this indirect command not expressed with "ut" + subjunctive?
iubeo is generally followed by accusative of the person ordered and an infinitive for the order itself, whereas impero is usually followed the dative of the person ordered plus by ut + subjunctive for ...
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Haud sciō an ego ita dīxerim
Judging by the questions you are asking, it seems that you are reading only Lingua Latina per se illustrata.
It's a good series for all I know, but does not work well alone.
In order to get a deeper ...
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¿Qué significa "quoniam igitur"? / What's the meaning of "quoniam igitur"?
The complete sentence is
Quoniam igitur propter vim atque multitūdinem praedōnum nē mare Tuscum quidem tutum erat, parum frūmentī ex Siciliā et ex Āfricā Rōmam advehēbātur.
As you can see in Lewis ...
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Mysterious use of accusative instead of nominative in " delphīnus, cantū allectus, repente hominem natantem subiit eumque in dorsō suō..."
I think the confusion can be resolved by diving into the verbs meaning and usage.
subeo: it might be helpful to keep in mind that the prefix sub- *sometimes* means the direction from which the action ...
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Mysterious use of accusative instead of nominative in " delphīnus, cantū allectus, repente hominem natantem subiit eumque in dorsō suō..."
You seem to be under the impression that subire and vehere mean “to ride.” In reality, neither means anything of the sort, so that is probably where your confusion arises.
Subire means “to go under,” ...
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