Filii respondent: "Nunc foris currimus, sed soror intus legit."

The children answer: "Now we run outside, but our sister reads inside."

Breakdown of Filii respondent: "Nunc foris currimus, sed soror intus legit."

• legere: to read
• soror: the sister
• sed: but
• filius: the son

Questions & Answers about Filii respondent: "Nunc foris currimus, sed soror intus legit."

What does filii mean exactly, and why does it end in -ii?

Filii is the nominative plural of filius (son).

• filius = son (singular, subject form)
• filii = sons (plural, subject form)

The -ii ending is normal for some masculine nouns in -ius in the nominative plural. So:

• filius → filii
• servus → servi (no double i because the singular doesn’t end in -ius)

In this sentence, filii is the subject of respondent: The sons reply…

What person and number are the verbs respondent, currimus, and legit?

• respondent: 3rd person plural, present tense
  
  • they reply / they are replying
• currimus: 1st person plural, present tense
  
  • we run / we are running
• legit: 3rd person singular, present tense
  
  • he/she reads / is reading

So:

• filii respondent → the sons reply
• currimus → we run / we are running