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Magistra dicit discipulas paratas esse et pacem servare velle, quamquam opus grave est.
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The teacher says that the female students are ready and want to preserve peace, although the task is serious.
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Breakdown of Magistra dicit discipulas paratas esse et pacem servare velle, quamquam opus grave est.
esse
to be
et
and
magistra
the female teacher
discipula
the female student
Questions & Answers about Magistra dicit discipulas paratas esse et pacem servare velle, quamquam opus grave est.
Why is discipulas in the accusative case?
Because it’s the subject of an indirect statement after dicit. Latin often reports what someone says with an accusative + infinitive construction (called oratio obliqua). So magistra dicit discipulas ... = “The teacher says that the (female) students ...”
What exactly is the structure after dicit?
It’s two coordinated parts inside the indirect statement:
- discipulas paratas esse = “that the students are prepared”
- (discipulas) pacem servare velle = “and (that the students) want to keep peace”
The second part keeps the same implied subject discipulas, even though it isn’t repeated.
Why do we get paratas esse instead of something like paratae sunt?
Because reported speech uses an infinitive rather than a finite verb.
So the direct statement discipulae paratae sunt becomes, after dicit:
- discipulas paratas esse (accusative subject + infinitive esse)
What is paratas grammatically?
paratas is a (PPP) from , agreeing with :