“Et” coniunctio est, et “sed” quoque coniunctio est.

to be

Breakdown of “Et” coniunctio est, et “sed” quoque coniunctio est.

• et: and
• sed: but
• quoque: also

Questions & Answers about “Et” coniunctio est, et “sed” quoque coniunctio est.

Why is et used twice in this sentence?

Because the two ets are doing different jobs.

The first Et is being mentioned as a word. It means something like: the word et.

The second et is being used normally as a conjunction, so it means and and joins the two statements together.

So the pattern is like English:

And is a conjunction, and but is also a conjunction.

What does coniunctio mean?

Coniunctio means conjunction.

It is the grammatical term for a word like et (and) or sed (but) that joins words, phrases, or clauses.

What case is coniunctio, and why?