Breakdown of Legatus mandatum populi senatui proponit.
Questions & Answers about Legatus mandatum populi senatui proponit.
The subject is legatus, because it is in the nominative singular form and it matches the verb proponit, which is third person singular: he/she/it puts forward.
So here:
- legatus = the envoy / ambassador / lieutenant → subject
- proponit = he puts forward / presents
That gives you the basic frame: The envoy presents ...
Mandatum is accusative singular, so it is the direct object of proponit.
In other words, it is the thing being presented or put forward.
Breakdown:
- mandatum = order, command, commission, instruction
- accusative = the thing directly affected by the verb
So the envoy is presenting the command/instruction.
Populi is genitive singular of populus, meaning of the people.
The genitive often shows possession or association, so mandatum populi means:
- the command of the people