Breakdown of Frater studiosior est quam soror, sed soror diligentius versus repetit.
Questions & Answers about Frater studiosior est quam soror, sed soror diligentius versus repetit.
The sentence has two clauses joined by sed (but).
In Frater studiosior est quam soror:
- frater = subject
- est = verb
- studiosior = predicate adjective describing frater
- quam soror = comparison phrase, than sister
In sed soror diligentius versus repetit:
- soror = subject
- repetit = verb
- versus = direct object
- diligentius = adverb modifying repetit
So the first clause says what the brother is like, and the second says how the sister does an action.
Studiosior is the comparative form of studiosus.
- studiosus = studious, eager
- studiosior = more studious, more eager
Latin often forms the comparative adjective by adding -ior for masculine/feminine nominative singular.
Here it agrees with frater, which is masculine singular, so studiosior means more studious and describes the brother.