Word
Postea nebula lente discedit, et pastor gregem ad pratum ducit.
Meaning
Afterward the mist slowly goes away, and the shepherd leads the flock to the meadow.
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Breakdown of Postea nebula lente discedit, et pastor gregem ad pratum ducit.
et
and
ad
to
lente
slowly
ducere
to lead
Questions & Answers about Postea nebula lente discedit, et pastor gregem ad pratum ducit.
Why is postea at the beginning of the sentence?
Postea means afterward / later and functions as an adverb. Latin often places time words early in the sentence to set the scene first.
So:
- Postea = afterward
- then comes the rest of the statement
Latin word order is more flexible than English, so postea could appear elsewhere, but putting it first is very natural.
What form is nebula, and how do I know it is the subject?
Nebula is nominative singular, so it is the subject of discedit.
Breakdown:
- nebula = mist / fog
- nominative singular ending of a first-declension noun
Since discedit is singular (he/she/it departs), nebula fits perfectly as its subject: the mist departs / the fog moves away.
Why is discedit translated as moves away or departs?
Discedit comes from discedere, meaning to go apart, depart, move away, withdraw.
Form:
- discedit = he/she/it departs
- present tense
- third person singular
Because the subject is nebula, the sense is .