Puella ad thermas it, ut se lavet.

the girl

Breakdown of Puella ad thermas it, ut se lavet.

• ad: to
• se: herself
• ire: to go

Questions & Answers about Puella ad thermas it, ut se lavet.

Why is puella in that form?

Puella is nominative singular, because it is the subject of the sentence: the girl is the one doing the action.

• puella = the girl
• subject of it = goes

So Puella ad thermas it means The girl goes to the baths.

Why does Latin use it here?

It is the 3rd person singular present active indicative of eo, ire, meaning to go.

So:

• eo = I go
• is = you go
• it = he/she/it goes

Because the subject is puella (she), Latin uses it = she goes.

A learner may expect a verb related to vadere, but eo, ire is one of the standard and very common ways to say go in Latin.

Why is it ad thermas?

Ad means to or toward, and it takes the accusative case.

So:

• ad = to, toward
• thermas = accusative plural

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