Word
Sine fide amicitia diu manere non potest.
Meaning
Without trust, friendship cannot last long.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
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Breakdown of Sine fide amicitia diu manere non potest.
non
not
posse
to be able
amicitia
the friendship
sine
without
Questions & Answers about Sine fide amicitia diu manere non potest.
Why is fide in the ablative case?
Because sine is a preposition that takes the ablative in Latin. So:
- sine = without
- fide = ablative singular of fides, fidei = faith, trust, loyalty
Together, sine fide means without faith/trust.
What case is amicitia, and why?
Amicitia is nominative singular, because it is the subject of the sentence.
The sentence is saying that friendship cannot remain for a long time without trust. So amicitia is the thing doing the action of manere (to remain).
Why is potest singular?
Because its subject, amicitia, is singular.
- amicitia = friendship (singular)
- potest = is able / can, 3rd person singular
So potest agrees with amicitia.
What is manere doing here?
is a , meaning or .