Word
Hospes in villa manet, quia pluvia frigida cadit.
Meaning
The guest stays in the villa, because cold rain is falling.
Part of speech
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Breakdown of Hospes in villa manet, quia pluvia frigida cadit.
in
in
villa
the villa
manere
to stay
quia
because
Questions & Answers about Hospes in villa manet, quia pluvia frigida cadit.
Why does hospes mean “guest” here, and what case is it in?
Hospes is a 3rd-declension noun that can mean guest, host, or more generally stranger/foreigner, depending on context. Here it’s the subject of the sentence, so it’s in the nominative singular.
What tense/person is manet, and how do I know?
Manet is present tense, 3rd person singular, from manēre (“to remain/stay”). The ending -t typically marks he/she/it in the present tense: manet = “(he/she/it) stays.”
Why is the word order Hospes in villa manet instead of something more “English-like”?
Latin word order is flexible because endings show grammatical roles. A very common pattern is:
- Subject (hospes)
- then important phrases like location (in villa)
- then the verb (manet)
Placing the verb near the end is especially common, though not required.
Why is it in villa and not in villam?
Because in changes meaning depending on the case: