Breakdown of Discipuli veritatem audire cupiunt, sed clamor in via magnus est.
esse
to be
in
in
discipulus
the student
sed
but
Questions & Answers about Discipuli veritatem audire cupiunt, sed clamor in via magnus est.
Why does discipuli mean the students—what case is it in?
Discipuli is nominative plural, so it’s the subject of the sentence: the students (i.e., “the students want…”). The singular would be discipulus.
What is the form cupiunt, and how do I know who is doing the wanting?
Cupiunt is 3rd person plural present active indicative of cupere (to desire/want). The -unt ending tells you the subject is they, matching discipuli.
Why is veritatem in a different form from discipuli?
Veritatem is accusative singular of veritas (truth). It’s the direct object of audire (to hear): they want to hear the truth.
Why is audire in the infinitive (to hear) instead of a normal verb form like audiunt?
Latin commonly uses cupere + infinitive to mean to want to do something. So cupiunt audire = they want to hear. If you used audiunt, that would instead state a separate action: .