Breakdown of Frater foris currit, soror intus in villa manet.
in
in
soror
the sister
frater
the brother
manere
to stay
Questions & Answers about Frater foris currit, soror intus in villa manet.
What grammatical form are frater and soror, and what roles do they play in the sentence?
Frater and soror are both nominative singular nouns; they are the subjects of their verbs.
frater = brother
- Dictionary form: frāter, frātris (masculine, 3rd declension)
- Case: nominative (subject)
- Number: singular
- Role: subject of currit
soror = sister
- Dictionary form: soror, sorōris (feminine, 3rd declension)
- Case: nominative (subject)
- Number: singular
- Role: subject of manet
So we literally have: Frater currit = The/A brother runs, soror manet = The/A sister remains.
What are currit and manet exactly (tense, person, number, etc.)?
Both are 3rd person singular, present tense, active, indicative verbs.
currit
- From currō, currere, cucurrī, cursum (to run)
- Person: 3rd
- Number: singular
- Tense: present
- Voice: active
- Mood: indicative
- Meaning here: he/she/it runs or is running