Questions tagged [conjunction]
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How do you say on the one hand ... on the other hand?
I found in a book that quā ... qua means on the one hand ... on the other hand, but I found no example.
Could you please provide a simple example?
Should a specific mood be used (subjunctive or indicative)?
Is there another conjunction to express…
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Is "autem" an adversative or copulative particle?
Is autem an adversative or copulative particle?
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If Latin had no punctuation, should adverbs and other things at the beginning be considered "conjunctions"?
From what I understand ancient Latin had no punctuation marks, like commas and periods. So, presumably later editors sort of decided where sentences began and ended. Thus, if there is, say an adverb at the beginning of a sentence, then is it fair to…
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What exactly is the meaning and usage of "communemque?"
I'm reading through a Latin edition of the Republic. Book III starts off as follows:
Haec igitur sunt, ut mihi videtur, quae de Diis audienda aut non audienda sint prima a pueritia his, qui Deos et parentes honoraturi sunt communemque amicitiam non…
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When to use "-que" and when to use "et"?
For example, it is "Senatus Populusque Romanus" but it could be "Senatus et Populus Romanus".
Similarly, it is "qui ex Patre Filioque procedit" but it could be "qui ex Patre et Filio procedit"
Perhaps more drastically, in the Tantum Ergo we…
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