Breakdown of Omnes mirantur quam cito nebula super flumen veniat.
Questions & Answers about Omnes mirantur quam cito nebula super flumen veniat.
Here omnes means everyone or all people.
Grammatically, omnes is nominative plural, so it is the subject of mirantur. Latin often uses a plural adjective by itself to mean all people when the noun is understood.
So:
- omnes mirantur = everyone is amazed / all people wonder
It is plural in form, even if English often translates it with the singular idea everyone.
Because its subject, omnes, is plural.
- omnes = all people
- mirantur = they wonder / they are amazed
So the agreement is straightforward:
- plural subject → plural verb
Even if you translate omnes as everyone, Latin is still thinking in terms of all persons, so the verb is plural.
Because miror, mirari is a deponent verb.
A deponent verb:
- has passive forms
- but an