Word
Semita angusta ad limitem agri ducit; alter limes ad veterem pontem descendit.
Meaning
A narrow path leads to the boundary of the field; another boundary-path goes down to the old bridge.
Part of speech
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Breakdown of Semita angusta ad limitem agri ducit; alter limes ad veterem pontem descendit.
ager
the field
ad
to
vetus
old
pons
the bridge
Questions & Answers about Semita angusta ad limitem agri ducit; alter limes ad veterem pontem descendit.
Why is angusta in the feminine singular form?
Because angusta is describing semita. In Latin, adjectives must agree with the nouns they describe in:
- gender
- number
- case
Semita is feminine, singular, nominative, so the adjective must also be feminine, singular, nominative: angusta.
So:
- semita = path
- angusta = narrow
Together, semita angusta means a/the narrow path.
Why is it ad limitem and not ad limes?
Because the preposition ad takes the accusative case when it means to or toward.
The basic dictionary form is limes, but after ad it changes to the accusative singular limitem.
So:
- limes = nominative singular
- limitem = accusative singular
The same thing happens later in ad veterem pontem: pontem is also accusative because it follows ad.
Why is agri used here?
is the of , meaning .