Now that we know how to say, “I am”, “You are”, and “He\/She\/It is” is Latin, let’s learn how to say, “We are”, “You all are”\u00a0and “They are” in Latin.<\/p>\n
Sumus<\/strong> = we are<\/p>\n Estis<\/strong> = you all are<\/p>\n Sunt<\/strong> = they are<\/p>\n Notice that unlike the group we saw last time, “sumus<\/strong>“, “estis<\/strong>” and “sunt<\/strong>” involve more than one person. First, I’ll provide an example of what happens to the noun when the subject is plural. See if you can detect a change:<\/p>\n Sunt nautae<\/strong> = They are sailors.<\/p>\n The noun nauta <\/strong>= sailor, but the noun nautae<\/strong> = sailors.<\/p>\n Basically the “a” changes to an “ae”. A lot of first declension nouns will fall in this category, and you’ll notice that a lot of feminine nouns fall in this category.<\/p>\n Also, knowing this will help in translating some of the sentences :<\/p>\n Ego<\/strong> = I<\/p>\n Ok, time to do some translating!<\/p>\n (1) Sumus f\u0113minae<\/strong><\/p>\n (1a) Sum f\u0113mina<\/strong><\/p>\n (f\u0113mina<\/strong> = woman, wife)<\/p>\n (2) Dea es<\/strong>.<\/p>\n (2a) Deae estis<\/strong>.<\/p>\n (dea<\/strong> = goddess)<\/p>\n (3) Sunt f\u012blia<\/strong>.<\/p>\n (3a) F\u012bliae est<\/strong>.<\/p>\n (f\u012blia<\/strong> = daughter)<\/p>\n (4) Ego sum puella<\/strong>.<\/p>\n (4a) Sum ego puella<\/strong>.<\/p>\n (4b) Puella ego sum<\/strong>.<\/p>\n (4c) Puella sum<\/strong>.<\/p>\n (4d) Puellae Sumus<\/strong>.<\/p>\n (puella<\/strong> = girls.)<\/p>\n Let’s focus on the fourth set of sentences. Sentences 4 to 4c all share the same meaning, “I am a girl”. In Latin, “Ego” isn’t really necessary, but sometimes used for emphasis.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Now that we know how to say, “I am”, “You are”, and “He\/She\/It is” is Latin, let’s learn how to say, “We are”, “You all are”\u00a0and “They are” in Latin. Sumus = we are Estis = you all are Sunt = they are Notice that unlike the group we saw last time, “sumus“, “estis” and…<\/p>\n