Imperator in urbe ambulat.

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Breakdown of Imperator in urbe ambulat.

• urbs: the city
• ambulare: to walk
• imperator: the emperor

Questions & Answers about Imperator in urbe ambulat.

Why is imperator the subject of the sentence?

Because imperator is in the nominative singular, which is the case Latin normally uses for the subject of a sentence.

Here, imperator = the commander / emperor as the one doing the action.

So the structure is:

• imperator = subject
• ambulat = walks / is walking

Why is it in urbe and not in urbs?

Because after in meaning in or inside, Latin usually takes the ablative case.

The dictionary form is urbs = city, but in the ablative singular it becomes urbe.

So:

• urbs = city
• urbe = in the city / by the city / from the city, depending on context
• in urbe = in the city

How do I know that in here means in and not into?