Breakdown of In foro statua imperatoris alta est, et multi eam spectant.
Questions & Answers about In foro statua imperatoris alta est, et multi eam spectant.
Because in + ablative expresses location (in/at/on), while in + accusative expresses motion into/onto.
- foro is ablative singular of forum, so in foro = in the forum (where something is).
If it were motion, you’d expect in forum (accusative).
Foro is ablative singular of the 2nd-declension neuter noun forum, forī.
The ablative singular ending for many 2nd-declension nouns is -ō, so forō = in the forum / in the marketplace.
Statua is nominative singular, and it agrees with the verb est (is). In Latin, the subject of a clause with sum (to be) is typically nominative.
So statua ... est = the statue is ....