Certator prope carceres stat.

to stand

Breakdown of Certator prope carceres stat.

• prope: near
• carceres: the starting gates at a racetrack
• certator: the competitor

Questions & Answers about Certator prope carceres stat.

What case is certator, and how do I know it is the subject?

Certator is nominative singular. That is the case normally used for the subject of a sentence.

You can tell it is the subject because:

• stat is 3rd person singular
• so it needs a singular subject
• certator fits that role perfectly

So the basic structure is:

• certator = subject
• stat = verb

This is a very common Latin pattern.

What exactly does certator mean?

Certator comes from the verb certare, meaning to compete or to struggle.

So certator means something like:

• competitor
• contestant
• fighter
• racer

The most natural English choice depends on the context. In a racing context, it may suggest a racer or charioteer rather than just any kind of fighter.

It is a 3rd-declension noun.

Why is carceres plural?