Breakdown of Mane mater cogitat quid in foro emere velit.
in
in
mater
the mother
forum
the forum
velle
to want
Questions & Answers about Mane mater cogitat quid in foro emere velit.
What does mane mean here, and what kind of word is it?
Mane means in the morning or early in the morning.
It is an adverb, not a noun. So Latin uses one word where English often uses a phrase such as in the morning.
Why is mater translated as the mother even though there is no word for the?
Latin has no definite or indefinite articles. That means there is no separate word for the or a/an.
So mater can mean:
- mother
- the mother
- a mother
The context tells you which English wording is best. In this sentence, the mother is the natural translation.
What form is mater?
Mater is nominative singular, which is the form typically used for the subject of the sentence.
So mater cogitat means the mother thinks.
Its dictionary form is also mater, so here the subject appears in a familiar-looking basic form.
Does cogitat mean simply thinks, or does it mean thinks about?