Word
Discipula verba difficilia in margine ponit, ut auctorem facilius intellegat.
Meaning
The student puts difficult words in the margin so that she may understand the author more easily.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
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Breakdown of Discipula verba difficilia in margine ponit, ut auctorem facilius intellegat.
in
in
discipula
the female student
verbum
the word
ut
so that
Questions & Answers about Discipula verba difficilia in margine ponit, ut auctorem facilius intellegat.
Why is discipula in the nominative case?
Because discipula is the subject of the main verb ponit. It means the female student / schoolgirl, and the nominative is the case used for the doer of the action.
- discipula = nominative singular
- It answers the question Who puts the words in the margin?
- Answer: the student
Why is verba difficilia neuter plural?
Because verba is the plural of verbum, which is a neuter noun meaning word.
- verbum = singular, word
- verba = plural, words
The adjective difficilia matches verba in gender, number, and case:
- verba = neuter plural accusative
- difficilia = neuter plural accusative
Together they mean difficult words. They are accusative because they are the direct object of ponit.
Why is in margine ablative instead of accusative?
Because here in means in/on in a stationary sense, not motion toward somewhere.
Latin often uses:
- in + ablative = in, on a place