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08:11 Jan 6, 2005 |
Latin to English translations [PRO] Art/Literary - Idioms / Maxims / Sayings | |||||||
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| Selected response from: Flavio Ferri-Benedetti Switzerland Local time: 11:05 | ||||||
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5 +6 | Each man, in his own skill/art, must be given credit (must be believed) |
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Cuique in arte suâ credendum Each man, in his own skill/art, must be given credit (must be believed) Explanation: Dear Vassyl, Here is a short grammatical explanation. This structure is formed by a predicate gerundive - a gerundive is a verbal adjective with a passive meaning. The attribute gerundive is to be linked to a noun, but this is not the case (it is a predicate, with the verb "esse" hidden between the lines). In this case, it is, then, a periphrastic passive construction. It expresses compulsion, obligation. Remember: "Carthago delenda est" (Carthage must be destroyed). But "credo" is an intransitive verb, which gives us another rule: a gerundive of this kind formed with an intransitive verb can only be conjugated in 3º singular neuter person (credendUM est). Also, the object of the obligation is to be expressed in DATIVE (CUI-que). CUIque (each man, anyone, DATIVE SINGULAR pronoun) IN ARTE SUÂ (in his own art/skill, ablative syntagm) CREDENDUM [EST] (must be believed/must be given credit) - passive periphrastic construction, predicate gerundive --- I hope this helps about grammatical modality ;) Best wishes, Flavio Sintaxis Latina - E. Valent� Fiol Whitaker's "Words" |
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