Breakdown of Magister non tantum exemplum bonum ostendit, sed etiam rationem clare explicat.
Questions & Answers about Magister non tantum exemplum bonum ostendit, sed etiam rationem clare explicat.
This is a very common Latin pairing. It means not only ... but also ...
In this sentence:
- non tantum exemplum bonum ostendit = he shows not only a good example
- sed etiam rationem clare explicat = but also explains the reason clearly
So Latin is linking two ideas:
- the teacher shows a good example
- the teacher also explains the reason clearly
A learner should remember this as a set phrase:
- non tantum = not only
- sed etiam = but also
You may also see a very similar version in Latin: non solum ... sed etiam ...
Magister is in the nominative singular, which is the case normally used for the subject of the sentence.
Here, magister is the person doing both actions:
- ostendit = shows
- explicat = explains
So magister is the subject of both verbs.
Its dictionary form is:
- magister, magistri = teacher
Because it is singular, the verbs are also singular.