Breakdown of In foro figulus vasa vendit et puellae monstrat quomodo ex luto vas fingat.
in
in
puella
the girl
et
and
forum
the forum
Questions & Answers about In foro figulus vasa vendit et puellae monstrat quomodo ex luto vas fingat.
Why is there no word for the or a in this sentence?
Latin has no articles. There is no separate word for the or a/an.
So:
- figulus can mean the potter or a potter
- vas can mean the pot or a pot
- puellae here can mean to the girl or to a girl
Context tells you which is most natural.
Why is it in foro, not in forum?
Because in with the meaning in/on/at (location) takes the ablative.
- forum = nominative/accusative singular
- foro = ablative singular
So in foro means in the forum / in the marketplace.
If there were motion into the forum, Latin would normally use in forum with the accusative.
How do we know figulus is the subject?
Figulus is nominative singular, which is the normal case for the subject of a clause.
It matches the verbs:
- vendit = he/she sells
- monstrat =