Word
Tacete et magistram audite.
Meaning
Be silent and listen to the teacher.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
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Breakdown of Tacete et magistram audite.
et
and
magistra
the female teacher
tacere
to be silent
audire
to listen
Questions & Answers about Tacete et magistram audite.
Why do tacete and audite both end in -te?
Because both words are plural commands. In Latin, when you tell more than one person to do something, the imperative usually ends in -te.
- tacete = be quiet! / be silent! (said to more than one person)
- audite = listen! / hear! (said to more than one person)
If you were speaking to just one person, you would usually have:
- tace!
- audi!
So Tacete et magistram audite is a command to a group.
What verbs do tacete and audite come from?
They come from these dictionary forms:
- tacete ← tacēre = to be silent, to be quiet
- audite ← audīre = to hear, to listen to
More fully, the verbs are often listed as:
- taceō, tacēre
- audiō, audīre
The sentence uses the imperative form, which is the form for giving commands.
Why is it magistram and not magistra?