Word
Sector praedium publicum emit.
Meaning
The buyer of confiscated property buys the public estate.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Sector praedium publicum emit.
emere
to buy
publicus
public
praedium
the estate
sector
the buyer of confiscated property at public sale
Questions & Answers about Sector praedium publicum emit.
How do I know sector is the subject of the sentence?
Because sector is in the nominative singular, which is the case normally used for the subject of a finite verb.
In this sentence:
- sector = subject
- praedium publicum = direct object
- emit = verb
So Latin marks the job of the word mostly through case endings, not just through word order.
Why is praedium publicum the object?
Because praedium is neuter singular accusative, and the accusative case is the normal case for a direct object.
The adjective publicum matches it:
- praedium = accusative singular neuter
- publicum = accusative singular neuter
Since they agree, publicum describes praedium, and together they mean the public estate/property.
Why is publicum not publicus or publica?