Frater et soror libros similes legunt, sed de rebus diversis inter se disputant.

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Breakdown of Frater et soror libros similes legunt, sed de rebus diversis inter se disputant.

• et: and
• soror: the sister
• frater: the brother

Questions & Answers about Frater et soror libros similes legunt, sed de rebus diversis inter se disputant.

Why are frater and soror singular, but the verbs legunt and disputant are plural?

Because frater et soror is a compound subject: brother and sister together make more than one person, so the verb is plural.

• frater = brother (singular)
• soror = sister (singular)
• frater et soror = brother and sister = they

So Latin uses:

• legunt = they read
• disputant = they discuss / argue

What case are frater and soror, and how can I tell?

They are in the nominative singular, because they are the subject of the sentence.

You can think of the basic structure like this:

• Frater et soror = the ones doing the actions
• legunt = read
• disputant = discuss

In Latin, the subject is commonly put in the nominative case.

Why is libros in that form?

Libros is accusative plural of liber (book). It is in the accusative because it is the of .